jpdb beta

to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

2

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

unkindness; unfriendliness

1

teammate

3

to share

1

inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony

1

to hide oneself

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon

2

dark brown; olive brown

1

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

3

original form; base form

1

baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player

1

late summer heat; lingering summer heat

2

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

4

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)

2

sportsman

1

great shock

1

to gather

2

to tighten; to press hard

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

3

toward the end

1

(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)

1

to hold one's breath

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

supply; provision

1

tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

1

leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

3

to be parted from; to be separated

1

legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)

1

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

2

rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

5

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

1

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

5

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

2

jumping

1

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

13

blog; weblog

2

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

pretension; conceit; hubris

1

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

1

don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

1

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

2