jpdb beta

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

6

boiling water

1

steam; vapour; vapor

5

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

4

impulse; impetus; urge

6

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting

1

the smell of blood

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

3

hit song; best-seller

2

wired; cabled; communication by wire

2

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

sitting; feast; speech

2

solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself

2

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

2

cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

2

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

3

to become weak

3

oolong tea

4

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

3

day before yesterday

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

4

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

public telephone; pay phone

5

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

2

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

7

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

1

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

5

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

5

tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing

3

both sides

1

depth; length

1

to narrow; to contract

3

many people; a large number of people

1

zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)

1

to kneel

2

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

3

counter for books; volume

1

wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy

7

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

5

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

6

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

cannot be compared with; no match for

1

ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

1

being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

4

stimulating; exciting; provocative

1