jpdb beta

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

5

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

4

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

2

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

exception

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

3

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

3

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

1

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

2

to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run

1

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours

1

to clear up; to become cloudless

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

beach ball

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

2

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

3

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

1

water's surface

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

3

spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

why; how; for what reason

2

swimming; bathing; getting on in the world

2

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

5

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

2

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

5

backstroke (swimming)

1

remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

2

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

4

side boob (side of a woman's breast exposed by clothing)

2

flustered person; hasty person

1

laugh; laughter

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

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