jpdb beta

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

1

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

to fan; to incite; to instigate

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

coat; coating

2

everlasting summer

1

winter

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

1

strong interaction; strong force

1

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

cellar; basement

3

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

1

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

serious wound; hard blow

1

to sustain a serious wound

1

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

2

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

2

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

1

aquatic; on the water

1

hotel

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

dilettante; person of fantastic taste

1

old man; old geezer

2

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

training (animals); breaking (animals)

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

to slide into; to slip into

1

cocoon holders

2

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

4

how; in what way; by what means

5

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

neutralizer; neutraliser; counteractive; antidote

3

neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

1

technique; method

1

days of one's menstrual period

1

attenuation; damping; decay

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

2

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

3

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1