jpdb beta

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

4

diligence; good attendance

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

4

belly of a boat

2

to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

4

rapist; rape fiend

1

to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)

1

cripple

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

1

emergency light; emergency lamp

1

caricature; cartoon; comics

1

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

4

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire

3

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

6

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

2

what kind of; what sort of; what

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

4

stirrup

1

unavoidable; no help for

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

2

unsinkable

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

2

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

nothing but; except; no more than

1

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

2

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

3

self-containment

1

freedom; liberty; independence

1

to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty

1

severe; bitter; scathing

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

embarrassing; awkward

1

once; one time; exclusively; only; alone

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

1

fire; conflagration

1

to be burned out (of one's home)

2

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

1

there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot

1

rolling up one's sleeves

1

headband

1

to retighten

3

it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

1

freezing air; icy air; extreme cold

5