jpdb beta

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

4

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

5

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

skull; cranium

3

reverberation; echo

5

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

2

no matter how much time passes

2

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

2

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

4

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

3

low voice; whisper

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

3

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

5

to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

3

breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

7

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

2

courage; nerve; grit

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

3

better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

2

to head home; to leave for home

2

ridicule; scorn

1

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

2

single word; a few words; brief comment

4

to rely on

3

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

8

to pinch and crush; to pinch out

1

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

5

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

to carry a plan forward

7

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

4

tomfoolery; monkey business

1

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

7

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

3

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

to keep silent

4

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

2

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

1

foreign matter; impurities

7

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

5

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

4

quilt; kilt

3

ironworks; steelworks

1

power plant; power station

1

city planning; urban planning; town planning

1