jpdb beta

curve

4

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

1

centrifugal force

2

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

1

there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion

1

inner; internal; inside

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

because of; owing to; due to

1

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

1

to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

2

life; living; I; me; student

1

thrill ride (at an amusement park)

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

1

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

4

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

1

to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium

2

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

1

goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

3

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

1

parabola

1

gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

2

descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence

1

emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing

1

to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

1

the preceding visitor

1

to slip off

1

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

2

green; greenery; verdure

4

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

here and there; in places

2

solemn

2

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

1

to be entwined; to be involved

5

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

6

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

7

beyond human understanding

1

new land; new world; new sphere of activity

2

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1