jpdb beta

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

color marking pen; colour marking pen

1

classification; categorization; sorting

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

pollen

5

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)

1

comic book

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

1

maybe; could be; might

5

lunch; midday meal

1

packing; wrapping

4

film

1

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

2

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

2

feeble

1

in the morning; during the morning

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

4

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

1

Morse code (esp. signalling)

2

joint together; opposite; facing

4

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

1

expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

1

to apply; to adapt

1

bilge water

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

2

deciphering; decoding

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

pain; ache; -algia

4

to spend time (on doing something)

2

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

absorption; suction; attraction

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

menial; meanness; servility; abject

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

2

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

2

sacrifice fly

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