jpdb beta

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

3

to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward

1

to tower over the surroundings

3

bank; weir; embankment; levee

1

small; little; tiny

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration

1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

3

sign; signal; cue

3

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

reviewer

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

2

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

2

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

at once; immediately; right now

3

not so

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

uneasy

1

intention; aim; design

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

overwhelming

1

sharp; keen; acute

2

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

indignation; resentment

1

graduate student

3

stronghold; citadel; headquarters

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

1

bravery; courage; heroism

3

in public; in company

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

1

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

3

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

1

novel; original; new; innovative

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint

1

pinhole

1

to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

1