jpdb beta

reason; cause; history; origin

1

jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

1

radical; acute; sharp

3

surprise

4

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

2

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

6

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

3

question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook

2

languid; weary; listless; melancholy

2

being startled; getting a shock

4

fake smile; false smile

1

to pretend

1

delusion; trick of the imagination

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

end; close; finish; termination

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

3

imprinting; stenciling

5

countryside; rural areas

2

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

1

baby; infant

7

to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

2

intelligence

1

obstruction; hindrance

1

time will cure all; time heals all wounds

1

to keep to oneself; to keep secret

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

3

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

2

to alternate; to take turns

1

grinder; grinding machine; polisher

2

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

34

receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving

1

unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous

2

manufacture

1

discretion; judgement

2

(power of) imagination

3

love affair; liaison

6

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

1

having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing

1

unheard-of; unprecedented

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

5

template; run of the mill; formulaic

1

user; consumer; employer

4

section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

3

erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel

1

to make oneself available (free)

1

without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately

1

hard fight; difficult struggle

2