jpdb beta

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

1

suspension from school

3

division into equal parts; equal parts

1

having gone too far to turn back

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

trembling from fear; trembling all over

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

1

in succession; one after another

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

1

convenient

1

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

truth; real situation

2

punishment; penalty

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)

1

mass

1

meaning; called; said

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

1

hint

1

straw

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

further; above; anymore

2

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

1

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

internal strife; infighting; internal conflict

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

diary

1

reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

1

what date?; what's the date?; when?

4

board game

1

reference book

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity

1

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

1

to engrave; to carve out

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

stationary point

1

adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done

1

there is nothing

1