jpdb beta

with a thud (of something heavy)

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

sweet spot

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

3

note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

6

squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)

2

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

2

to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

1

breastfeeding; nursing; suckling

1

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

1

to say; to speak

1

convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

1

cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

1

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

saturation; satiation

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

2

to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified

1

chaps (in the skin); cracks

2

intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp

1

feeble complaint; whine

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

1

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

4

finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course

1

not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)

1

second (in a series)

1

meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out

1

bell (often globular)

1

having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with

1

(power of) imagination

2

lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

1

smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.

4

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

outward appearance; apparent

1

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

1

hand; hands

1

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

impression given by a painting or image

1

18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older

1

shorts; panties; knickers

1