jpdb beta

technical skill; ability; capacity

2

generous; unstinting

2

infant; baby; little child

3

yearning; longing for; deep affection

2

to take to; to let one's heart go out to

3

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

1

discipline; training; teaching manners

1

on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

1

fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads

1

rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)

2

simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

3

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

2

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

1

mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language

1

hundred times; hundred degrees

1

mortal

1

to live long; to survive

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

4

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

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach

2

hypocritical

1

to tear off; to rip off

6

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo

1

flight; flying; soaring

1

coin; token; slug

1

to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate

1

the same opinion

2

worst ... of one's life

1

one arrow; retort

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

2

war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

2

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

encountering the enemy

1

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

2

survival; survivor; relic

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)

2

to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

1

shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)

1

respect; honour; honor

2

to express; to show

1

substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

2