jpdb beta

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

to bear; to endure

2

waste of time; killing time

1

mist; haze

1

to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)

1

observation; survey; watching

2

sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

to be jealous; to be envious

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

thread; yarn; string

2

corners of the mouth

2

unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated

1

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge

1

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

3

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

situation

3

to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear

2

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

to be too late; to be too slow

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

second

1

the third

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship

1

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

usual state of things

1

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

to rack one's brains

3

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

4

to worry; to fret; to get anxious

2

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

Jamme

1

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

player

5

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

4

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1