jpdb beta

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

women's magazine

1

to raise somebody's spirits; to enhance a mood

1

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

3

enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

3

warming; global warming

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

ecology

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated

1

journal; magazine; periodical

1

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

ought to (verb); should (verb)

1

local newspaper

1

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

2

(on the) street

1

protest action; protest movement

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

1

to cultivate; to foster

1

technique

2

branch (of flowers); cluster; mass (of clouds)

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

1

not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

1

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

1

seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens

1

balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

2

lightly; easily; carelessly

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)

1

remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

1