jpdb beta

far away in the distance; in the far distance

2

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia

6

paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)

2

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

to take a veneer off something

2

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to strip; to peel; to tear off

2

cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

2

belief that human nature is fundamentally good

1

inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation

1

unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice

3

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

2

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

4

peace; harmony

3

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

3

to skin; to peel

1

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1

older sister; elder sister

1

profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

2

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

traces; remnants

1

to burn; to get fired up

3

ruler; measure

2

being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented

1

it serves you right

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

3

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

2

finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing

3

useless; in vain

3

cultural aspect

1

moving tale; impressive tale

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness

1

to give a round of applause; to applaud

3

South Africa

2

Christiaan Barnard

4

resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

7

to be conceited

2

to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

2

change of course (ship); steering in a different direction

1

at a glance; by accident

13

since when; from when; how long

7