jpdb beta

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

5

to pull down

2

oh goodness!; I say!

3

fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated

1

just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

7

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

both legs

13

to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly

3

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

5

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

8

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

8

stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

3

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty

2

to give by tossing or throwing

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

5

desire; appetite; lust

4

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

3

public lavatory; public toilet; public restroom; slut; whore; floozy

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

weeping; lamenting

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

2

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

3

one by one; one at a time; in turn

3

to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare

3

to lean over; to lean in

3

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

7

behind others; losing out to others

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

4

to pinch; to nip

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

4

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

6

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

1

soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)

1

to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

5

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

3

small animal

1

pink (wing colour of crested ibis) (color)

4

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

5

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

3

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

4

moan; groan; groaning

9

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2