jpdb beta

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

3

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

8

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

5

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

10

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

2

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

8

incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

4

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

entreaty; appeal; petition

1

to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

3

living; livelihood

1

gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

6

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

4

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

2

this much; this amount

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

5

proportion

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

7

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

3

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

1

to ooze (out); to seep

2

Bhisho

4

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

inner thigh; (walking) pigeon-toed; one's toes turned inward; uchimata (judo); throwing an opponent by putting one's leg between their legs

3

running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)

1

thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)

1

portion for two people

3

licentiousness

6

hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

15

self-satisfaction; rejoicing

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

3

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion

3

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

4

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

4

wet through; drenched

2

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1