jpdb beta

lightning rod

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

spearhead

3

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

2

dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly

1

puddle; pool of water

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

1

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

1

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

3

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

rather than (do ...)

1

shark

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

1

pupil (of eye); eye

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos

9

cheek (of face)

4

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

1

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

1

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

1

desperate; hopeless

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

2

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

1

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

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

ego; egoism; egoist

2

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

the best; ideal

1

instant death

1

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos

1

feeble

1

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1