jpdb beta

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

2

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

2

brat

1

to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship

1

and then; after that

1

die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter

1

quoits; ring toss

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

1

group (usu. of people)

1

to look away; to turn away

1

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

it is I who should say so

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

bench

2

physical condition; state of health

2

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

1

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

1

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

rarely; seldom

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

4

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

4

devilishness

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elegy

6

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

4

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

reply; answer

1

to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

1

cavern; cave; cave system; grotto

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1