jpdb beta

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

twig; spray

1

lamp; light

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

4

place; situation; position; location

3

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

3

the other day; lately; recently

4

light snow

196

mother; mom; mum; mama

60

end-of-year

2

fiance; fiancee

3

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

injury; harm; danger

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

5

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

window frame; window sill

1

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

3

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

4

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

with a momentary flash of light

2

tension; strain

1

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

1

inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

1

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

facing upward

6

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

3

spider

1

button (clothing); push-button

5

four-eyed; pattern of four squares

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

here and there; in places

2

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

bullying; teasing

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

5

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

7

hostage

2

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

3

door; doorway

4

scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)

1

lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

2

to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

1

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

1