jpdb beta

past tense

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

feeling good; feeling pleasant

2

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

(silk) gauze

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

miscalculation

1

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

taking the initiative

1

strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection

2

symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

1

parting; farewell

2

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

2

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

1

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much

1

violation of the law

1

avocado (Persea americana)

3

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

parfait (esp. layered)

1

cake

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

2

to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

1

platonic

1

to like; to prefer

1

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

romantic

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

1

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil

1

rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)

1

snow storm; blizzard

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

to extend; to expand; to spread out

1

orbit; eye socket

1

kiss; kissing

2

apology; excuse

1