jpdb beta

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

1

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

5

optimism; taking an optimistic view

5

hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)

3

see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

4

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

descending staircase

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

9

iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner

1

covered with; stained; smeared

1

sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down

3

spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)

1

below

4

to get on; to climb on

3

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

8

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

50

level surface; plane

1

pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike

3

weightlessness; zero gravity

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

10

ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

4

jumping power

3

expert; skilled hand; person of experience

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

wrist

10

wire; wire rope

12

(ship's) anchor; anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race); (news) anchor; anchorman; anchor (in HTML); link to a previous post (on a message board); anchor (soccer position)

19

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

7

sigh of relief

1

with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech

3

physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts

6

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

2

to creep about; to crawl around

3

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

2

lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

7

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

amount of consumption

2

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

1

feeling good; feeling pleasant

1

Tarzan (1999 film)

1

ramification; branching off

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

8

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

2

feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated

2

large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)

2

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

4

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

8

classical; classic

1