jpdb beta

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

1

affirmation; affirmative

1

body blow

1

to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language

5

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

2

to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse

3

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

1

flood of emotions; many thoughts

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

1

to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

3

scattered animal feed; ground bait

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

class system

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

2

(verbal) tit for tat

1

taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

1

to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

1

quarrel; dispute

1

how; in what way; in what manner

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

fixed interval; fixed period

1

limitation; restriction; condition; constraints

1

prison sentence (without a stay of execution)

1

a day or two

1

to detain; to take into custody

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

trio; gang of three; threesome

1

closet

1

to erase all trace of something

1