jpdb beta

indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

7

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

6

fist

5

masonry; stonework

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

7

to shut the lid

2

to pass (of time); to elapse

5

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

3

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

risk

4

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

5

uncertain; vague; ambiguous

2

curve; bend; crook

1

to lean against; to set against

8

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

6

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

lumber; timber; wood

5

reading partway; leaving half-read

4

to bear the expenses

1

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

3

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

7

to recover consciousness; to come to

5

to shake one's head (in denial)

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

to scrape off; to rub off

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

7

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

3

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

14

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

clear autumn sky

1

emptiness; vacuum; blank

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

6

to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

4

Sherlock Holmes

1

doctor

1

Watson

1

lecturer

4

rule; government

3

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

3

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge

2

manager; proprietor

2

good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

2

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

4

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1