jpdb beta

munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt

1

one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death

2

(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

3

lack; absence; omission

2

starting point; origin

2

respect; honour; honor

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

2

sense of responsibility

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

peace; harmony

1

wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

1

to squint (one eye); to narrow

1

night; nighttime

2

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

place; position; location; position; standing; status

5

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

1

the oldest; the earliest

5

intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

1

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

2

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

1

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

3

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

2

act; deed; conduct

3

permanent member of the UN Security Council

1

dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

1

extremely; very much

1

(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection

1

steadily

1

as; because; with; due to

1

vested rights

1

not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

property; fortune; assets

1

to palm off; to force a sale

2

laws and regulations; legislation

1

morality; moral principles

1

loud (of a voice)

1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

4

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

2

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

idea

4

support

2

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

2

time difference

1

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1