jpdb beta

stray cat; alley cat

2

riverside; riverbank; edge of a river

1

parent bird

1

morning market

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

2

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light

4

to make tea

1

skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship

2

shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom

1

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

4

overcoat

1

muddy slush; slush (esp. formed by snow on a body of water)

1

to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)

1

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

hard biscuits; hardtack

1

caffeine

2

addition; annexing

2

cigarette

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

1

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

1

changing for the better

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

to freeze; to freeze over

2

strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident

1

to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

but; however; although; though

1

state of progress

1

south-west

1

source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear

1

trainee

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

1

to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away

1

for one thing ...

1

deciphering; decoding

1

military satellite

1

better than nothing; better than none at all

1

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

1

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

2

hang; freeze; lockup

1

steering (of a boat); steerage

1