jpdb beta

changing for the better

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

5

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

4

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

2

cloth-covered

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

2

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

4

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

4

overconfident; presumptuous

1

to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

2

death by falling

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

time passes

6

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

2

rare; seldom

4

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

all the more; still more

3

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

8

to resist; to defy

1

versatility; multiplicity of use

1

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

3

these

3

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

mistake; error; blunder

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

in the dark

2

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

2

to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at

2

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

1

liking; taste; choice

3

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

2

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

2

to pluck; to pick; to nip off

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

5

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

6