jpdb beta

lying face down; upside down; prone

1

to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

2

good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

1

inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic

4

advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit

2

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

avoiding or dodging responsibility

2

to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A

3

breakwater; mole

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

1

auntie; older woman

7

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

word for word; one word

2

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

2

worst-ever; history's worst

4

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

1

jostling; crowding

1

to trample to death; to kill underfoot

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

1

annoying; noisy; strict

1

go for it; heave; ugh

1

to take out; to drag out

3

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to beat the hell out of

1

(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening

1

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

2

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

1

(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

2

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

10

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

complication; confusion; disorder

1

to participate in (as a member); to get involved in

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

romantic

3

mission; delegation

24

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

2

crutch; crutches

6

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

4

unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

2

envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

1

De Bary

15

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1