jpdb beta

to shine

9

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

to spy out; to smell out

1

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

3

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

head; cranium; cephalic

3

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

bear meat

2

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

clear stream

1

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

1

empty stomach; hunger

2

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

2

shift system

2

one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

to fall asleep

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

2

to breathe while sleeping

3

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

1

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

1

beautiful woman

9

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

comparison

1

standard; norm

2

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

2

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

2

glittering stars

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

12

loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

1

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

2

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

1

heredity; heritage

1

to excel; to surpass

1

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

2

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

2

running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

3

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

3

family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

1

child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

1