jpdb beta

outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

herself; she herself

4

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

2

to shout at

4

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements

1

like that; that way

1

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

2

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

3

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

2

stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)

3

expression; phraseology

1

to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

none of your business; not your concern

2

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

patrol

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

2

to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

1

dash; rush

1

patient; persevering

2

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

2

hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

1

stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

1

immunization; immunisation; shots; inoculation; preventive injection

1

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

1

return; reversion; comeback; carriage return

1

eight-tenths

1

(cow's) milk

2

to fall prostrate

2

self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline

1

sender (e.g. of mail)

1

image; picture; portrait

1

attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing

1

business; trade; operations; sales

2

abandoned factory; disused factory

4

administrative building

1

emergency staircase; fire escape

1

rust

1

left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)

1

to step firmly (on); to harden by treading

3

made of iron

1

knob; doorknob

5

cuff; armhole

1

to gag someone

1

(mouth) gag

4

(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

1

to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial

1

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

1

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

soundproofing

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