jpdb beta

to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

3

to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

1

to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

2

to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward

1

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

2

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

5

escape; getaway; evasion

1

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

1

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

3

to look upward

3

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

2

having gone too far to turn back

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

1

to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift

4

inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

2

to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

1

lamp; light

5

bell; bel (unit); B

1

repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)

2

mood; atmosphere; mood

2

worthless thing; trivial thing

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

7

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

both shoulders

4

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

13

to jump up to one's feet

1

with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered

1

master key

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

5

to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement

3

spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

4

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

2

big; large; great

1

vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty

1

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

3

bored; having nothing to do; idle

2

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

12

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

3

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

8

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

grandmother

1