jpdb beta

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

1

Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri

2

call; hail; yell

6

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

3

to leave word; to leave a message

3

to change one's mind

1

concussion (of the brain)

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

10

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

2

overreaction

2

slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

1

taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)

1

(as alike as) two peas in a pod

2

(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

1

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

1

to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid

4

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

2

to breathe

3

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

16

bleak; chilly; dreary

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit

4

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

5

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

rest; quiet; repose

2

shopping street

1

light meal

1

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

2

food; food products; foodstuffs

1

pork

1

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

1

vegetable

4

empty stomach; hunger

1

matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event

1

obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

3

hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

1

song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint

4

opposite side; other side; other party

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

tea-towel; dish cloth

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller

3

suggestion; hint; implication

3

witch trial

1

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

2

fear; terror

1

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

3

right and wrong

1