jpdb beta

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

3

grotesque; disgusting; gross

1

unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

1

to step firmly; to harden by treading

1

flash; brandish

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to kill one's enemy (opponent)

1

self; the ego

1

lower half of the body

1

hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

1

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

eight; 8

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

2

necessary expense

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

accomplice; henchman

1

(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

to escape from; to get out

1

to have no chance (of succeeding)

1

to fit; to suit

1

physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

1

to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

3

birth; creation; formation

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

1

abatement; reduction

1

short distance

3

to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

1

round shape; circle; circular form

1

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

1

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

1

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

verification; inspection

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

1

former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

3