jpdb beta

baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

1

peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

3

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)

2

within a school

5

way of speaking; intimation

8

laws (of nature); (divine) providence

2

more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive

2

death; dying; mortality

2

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

discretion; consideration; allowance

1

to cling to

1

curt; blunt; cold; short

5

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

6

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

2

question mark

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

3

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

2

every person; each one; everybody

12

obvious; undeniable

2

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative

2

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

3

Middle East

1

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit

1

irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway

1

to recover; to be healed

2

sepia (colour, color)

1

sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)

4

veil

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

3

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

6

to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

2

a bit more; a bit longer

3

serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

9

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

9

one example of (when there are more examples)

2

point-blank range

2

now that; since; so long as; because

2

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

7

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

1

tall (of a person)

1

fashion sense; sense of fashion

1