jpdb beta

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

2

dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview

1

scrape-scrape; with a scraping sound

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

2

marriage proposal; courtship

1

wealthy merchant

1

deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced

1

truth

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

2

contribution to society

1

to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

3

taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

1

to read (a book, etc.) over again

2

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

2

Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ

1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

ego; self; ego

1

to make plans

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

2

to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

1

smoke bomb; smoke candle

1

every one; each

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

1

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

6

may I ask (for); might I ask (that)

2

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

2

reconnaissance plane; spy plane

1

classification; assortment

2

lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily

1

ballerina

1

extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch

1

a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh

1

spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs

1

generation

1

to spring at; to leap upon

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

short-term

4

eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

4

black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat

1

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to run out (e.g. of the room)

1

fine; penalty

3

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity

1

unable to let go (e.g. of one's feelings); stuck in the past; regretful; irresolute

1