jpdb beta

yell; shout; outcry

1

to take to task; to take it out on

1

rush; charge

8

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

19

as usual; as is one's habit

2

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

2

smooth

5

Earth; the globe

5

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

25

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

13

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

blue sky

6

to cause someone to worry

2

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

9

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

5

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

9

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

3

without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

6

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

2

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

3

half-dried

2

deep emotion; strong feelings

6

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

4

crowd; throng

8

extensive knowledge; erudition

3

judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification

1

trivial; slight

13

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

2

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

4

(very) patient; persevering

1

they; those guys

25

in one's own way or style

10

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

7

to build up a hypothesis

1

desperate

5

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

3

natural; reasonable; understandable

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

15

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

4

right under; directly below

8

to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch

5

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

8

scratch; scratch mark

1

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

4

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

4

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

4

if so; in that case

2

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

5