jpdb beta

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

3

calamity; disaster; accident

1

graveyard

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

5

such ... as; or some such

6

therefore; consequently

18

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

ready consent

1

full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

8

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

2

defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth

1

to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing

2

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

1

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

3

lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

6

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

something like ...; something called ...

5

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

4

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

4

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

2

cockroach

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

2

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

diligent; industrious

1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

1

modest; humble

1

thesaurus; dictionary of synonyms

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

4

number of persons; personnel

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

3

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

2

to do one's best

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

11

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

4

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2