jpdb beta

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

to throb; to beat fast

6

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird

1

logic

1

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

2

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

3

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

3

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

2

several weeks; a few weeks

1

loud; sonorous; ringing

1

bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

4

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

to collide; to clash

1

to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread

1

to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

4

onlooker; bystander

1

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

2

to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

3

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

3

special legislation

1

limited; restricted; constrained

1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

existing law; existing laws; laws in force

2

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter

3

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

presentation techniques; way of showing something

1

consultant

2

counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling

1

secret; secrecy

4

pasta

1

sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs

1

cream; ice cream

1

focaccia

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine

1

general admission seat

1

partitioning screen

1

ready consent

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

2