jpdb beta

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

2

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

1

to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

2

to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

1

God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend

1

prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

1

to sob; to be choked with tears

1

left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

3

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

5

double suicide; lovers' suicide

3

specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet

1

just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)

2

before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

3

degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

2

joint authorship

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

2

prey; victim

2

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all

1

Lethal Weapon (series) (film)

1

lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness

3

outsider; someone outside of a group

3

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

2

period of youth; while young

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

castration; enervation

2

short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

sound of laughter

6

resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)

4

I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself

1

main temple building; nave

1

baptism

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

9

establishment; settlement

6

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

4

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

2

to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

3

pace; step; cadence

1

utility value

2

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

6

double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

1

spy; secret agent

1

female servant

1

female image

1