jpdb beta

phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

7

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

1

step by step; by degrees

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

1

schoolboy; male student

2

I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

2

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

1

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

1

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

2

way of speaking; intimation

1

probable; likely

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

2

merely for form's sake

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

to be found; to be discovered

3

to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy

1

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1

beyond that point; after that

1

to count; to enumerate

2

what number (in a sequence); what rank

1

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

awfully; terribly

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)

2

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

2

to sidle up to

2

little by little; bit by bit

3

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

2

window frame; sash

1

insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

2