jpdb beta

breakwater; mole

1

to keep a watchful eye on

3

to take one's eyes off

2

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

4

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

2

to do together; to share; to participate in

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

3

prevention; check

3

to congratulate

1

main question; real issue at hand

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

2

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

4

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

to go; to come

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

3

substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity

1

birth

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

(written) contract; agreement

12

to straighten oneself

2

secret information; intelligence

2

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus

1

mimesis; mimicry; camouflage

3

to mimic; to imitate

3

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

5

internal organ; viscera; gut

1

eccentric; crank; oddball

1

collecting; assembling

6

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

6

tea party

8

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

work; business; company; study

1

open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited

2

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

2

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

2

beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

3