jpdb beta

saliva; spit; sputum

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

2

downcast look

1

proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

2

to save; to leave over; to spare

2

success; hit

2

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

2

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

2

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

3

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

7

tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes

1

to serve; to do

2

to drink up; to drain (cup)

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

7

outside (the room, building); outdoors

1

business conversation

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

originally; by nature; from the start

3

earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

1

to state; to express; to mention

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

3

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

long (time that has passed); old (story)

3

peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

misery; distress

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

8

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

1

to make; to manufacture

2

I; we; our part

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

2

to half-rise to one's feet

3

contest; comparison; competition

2