jpdb beta

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud

1

attic; loft

2

cellar; basement

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

4

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

1

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

2

symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

3

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); cowberry

3

sweet and sour; bittersweet

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

3

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

4

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

7

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

10

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

4

actual profit; practical use; benefit

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

5

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

7

grasp; catch; understanding

1

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

7

to shrug one's shoulders

11

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

4

so far as

1

branch road; byroad; side street; digression

2

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

hunting ground; hunting preserve

1

to grumble; to complain

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

why; how

10

that's so, isn't it

2

visit for no reason; go on fool's errand

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

5

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

mere; simple; sheer

2

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

different (quality, nature); heterogeneous

2