jpdb beta

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

2

sleep

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

3

to project; to stick out; to stand out

2

darkness; the dark

2

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

1

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

indoor; inside the room

4

submersion; inundation; being flooded

1

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

dull pain

1

back of the head; occiput

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

7

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

mop

1

crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

1

the nasal cavity

1

to make tea

3

tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

immature; childish

1

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

definite; sure

2

quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless

1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

1

the first

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

1

repentance; confession; penitence

3

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

15

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

Accra (Ghana)

3

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

3

invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

2

cancellation

1

homecoming; return to one's home

1

lower grade; low class; junior (officer)

1

the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown

2

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

8

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate

1