jpdb beta

by any standard; (not) even as flattery

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

2

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

streamline shape; aerodynamic shape

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

2

to swell up

1

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

3

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

passed ball

1

difficult to speak about

1

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

2

swaying (with large slow movements); shaking

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

gesture; charades (game)

1

looking away; looking aside

2

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

being lost for words

1

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

4

ardor; enthusiasm

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

to settle (a dispute)

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

right in the center (centre)

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

2

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

2

even

2

first; new

2

radio

2

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

1

earphone

2

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

2

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

3

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1

to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1