jpdb beta

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

2

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

2

as; because; with; due to

1

balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

2

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

4

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

2

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

supplement; complement

3

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

6

complete change; about-face

1

to be separated by death

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

5

(in) one's own way

3

x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

3

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

2

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

to get distracted; to jump off the track

6

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

5

acting; performance

3

haste makes waste

1

loud snore

1

to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

2

to be scattered around; to be all over the place

5

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

8

to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect

1

mesh (of a net)

3

sanctions; punishment

1

to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

3

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

4

between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) a tiger at the front gate, a wolf at the back gate

2

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

2

highest grade; top class

2

worst case

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

5

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

2

to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)

1

to get in touch with

1

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

4

travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle

1