jpdb beta

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

2

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

6

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

2

base on balls; walk; pass

1

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

glove (esp. sports); globe

17

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

3

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

2

superior; better

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

2

to summon courage; to be brave

2

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

5

instead; but (on the other hand)

3

glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab

1

Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

2

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

2

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

4

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

5

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

7

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

probable; likely

1

dinner; evening meal

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

2

omelette; omelet

4

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

3

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

5

catch

2

having just started...

2

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

1

revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

4

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

13

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

4

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

4

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

3

comedian

5

astronaut

8

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

5

Earth; the globe

5

to do

1

go that far; to that extent

7

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2