jpdb beta

aurora

3

nebula; galaxy

2

unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting

1

above; more than

1

to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up

1

telepathy; thought waves

2

belief; faith; adherence; espousal

1

odds and ends; all; every

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears

2

mishearing

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

3

to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)

2

high spirits; boastful talk

1

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

last chapter (book, etc.)

3

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)

1

debt; liabilities

1

pathology

1

to tumble down; to roll down

3

in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes

1

good sense

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can

2

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

3

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

1

beggar; begging

1

selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off

1

anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)

1

stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

1

plane (woodworking tool)

1

beloved child; dear child

1

older sister; lass; young lady

7

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

9

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

codependence

1

having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing

1

(wooden) pencil

1

psychogenesis

1

metal fatigue

1

answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge

1

foolish; stupid

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

3

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1