jpdb beta

to strangle; to constrict

1

well!; huh; my, my

2

to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

1

(one's) seating posture; way one sits

1

to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

1

general; popular; common; typical

3

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

courteous; decorous; polite

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

4

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

1

handsome

1

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

1

on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

1

to bite off

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up

2

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

1

eyelashes

2

shower; passing rain

2

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

4

frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge

2

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

rainy

2

meandering; snaking; zigzagging

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

3

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

1

(hand-woven) tapestry

11

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

splash; spray; droplet

3

splash (of water); spray

1

good policy; wise policy; best plan

3

(eruption of) smoke

3

to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

1

electric current

1

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

1

after; later

1

tearful voice

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

2

sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)

5

to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

3