jpdb beta

delight; great joy

3

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

5

abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

to take; to catch; to capture

1

bisection

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

3

rumbling; (ringing) cadence

3

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

to rank next to; to come after

1

to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath

1

volley; fusillade

1

to double; to increase

3

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

4

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

6

to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of

1

to smash; to crush

4

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

4

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

5

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

3

front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan

2

curtain; curtains

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

1

centre; center; middle

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

4

destruction; collapse; crumbling

3

now is the time

9

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

7

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

well done!; bravo

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

4

frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

9

to be silent; to say nothing

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

situation; developments; outcome

3

private jet

2

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

2

sea of clouds

1

blue sky

1

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

4

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

2

general idea; concept; notion

2