jpdb beta

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

4

without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat

1

to pay respect (to)

1

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

1

respect; honour; honor

2

to express; to show

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

2

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

setting on fire; setting afire

4

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

special case; exception

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

2

surrounding at a distance

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

with a smile

2

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

true state; actual condition; reality

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

hiding; concealment

1

underground; subterranean

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

preserved foods

1

these

1

progress; being under way

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

(written) challenge

1

sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

to make eye contact

1

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

1

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

wild idea; delusion

1

chronic disease

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

back of head

1

furious facial expression

2

to wring the neck; to strangle

2

error; mistake; slip; bug

1