jpdb beta

prank; practical joke

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

master; teacher; stable master

1

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

2

pointing out; identification

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

wave; ups and downs

1

to wash away

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

3

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

3

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

2

damp; moist (negative nuance)

1

B-grade; second-class

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

that; the matter in question

1

showy; ostentatious

2

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

drinking straw; straw

1

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

1

to make a sound

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

1

one-armed person; one-handed person

6

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

3

eyebrow; eyebrows

2

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

2

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

6

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

3

languidly; loosely

3

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

famous; fame

2

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

1

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

9

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

how many years; how long; what year

1

several tens

1

remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

3

to take out; to drag out

1

dust; one ten-billionth

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2