jpdb beta

moderate; proper; just right

1

degree of difficulty

1

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

Clarissa

4

binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

3

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ

1

expression; phraseology

2

hard to read; illegible

1

to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

2

or; or else

1

for reference only; in-library use only; not for loan

1

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

ho-ho

1

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain

1

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

1

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

3

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2

falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)

2

bell; bel (unit); B

1

Chillin (Wale song)

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

2

to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

1

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

2

suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)

1

horror

1

quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

1

with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

to keep standing; to stand motionless

1

while crying; tearfully; in tears

1

swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

(psychological) trauma

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

3