jpdb beta

to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out

1

reviewer

1

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

future years; in (one's) later years

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

30

splish-splash; glug-glug

1

shell gathering (at low tide); clamming

1

open sea; Okinawa

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

1

billow; surge; large wave

2

small box; casket

14

topmost

1

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

1

objective; aim; mark

1

to be overcome with emotion

2

duffle coat

1

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

1

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group

1

immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

3

(pet) owner; keeper

4

stray dog

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

5

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

3

embarrassed; ashamed

1

to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

4

near; nearby; not far off

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

4

wintertime; winter season

1

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

1

tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram

1

illumination; decorative lighting

5

to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on

1

faint; swoon

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

politician; statesman

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

2

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

restating; restatement

2

knuckle dusters; brass knuckles

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

2

domestic; parochial; noncosmopolitan; provincial

1

physical strength; brute strength; arm strength

3

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

4