jpdb beta

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

3

modesty; humility; being humble

3

corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

3

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

9

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

16

to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

4

creativity; ingenuity

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

2

originality

1

modest; humble

1

never again

2

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

3

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

father

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

although there are many of them

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

4

capable of anything; liable to do

1

face value; par

1

large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)

1

trial and error

2

heartening; reassuring

2

peak; mountain

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

1

offering; sacrifice

1

festival; rites; ritual

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

tales of one's travels

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

3

horse; horsie

1

to grate; to scrape off

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

2

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

flower; flowering plant

2

to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

distracted walking

1

scene; view; prospect; outlook

2

to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

1

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

2

the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate

1

the matter you have been talking about

4

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

4

to take the bus

2

suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

3

to leave behind

2