jpdb beta

personal attack; ad hominem

1

glowworm

1

flutter; linger

4

sadness and gloom

2

heartfelt

1

bluff; false show of power; bold front

2

four handed performance (on the piano)

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

2

gambler

2

vague; obscure; vast; boundless

2

Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

1

to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw

1

hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement

4

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

4

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

10

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

thousand years; many years

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

3

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3

slum

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

2

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

2

shy face

1

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

garlic (Allium sativum)

4

not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

4

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

2

coarse; crude; inferior

1

lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

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

11

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

to be injured; to sustain a wound

1

Tarr

1

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

3

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

6

anaesthesia; anesthesia

4

to be too numerous; to be too much

1