jpdb beta

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

definite; sure

2

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

5

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

2

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter

7

harmless

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

12

testimony; (verbal) evidence

1

goodness; excellence; virtue

1

middle and high-school students

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

3

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

1

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

to become weak

3

unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

for today; for the time being

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

6

trip; excursion; outing

1

to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's

1

ice house; ice room; cold room

3

nap; doze

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by

1

intimate; close

2

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

3

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

4

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

1

(not) so much; (not) that much

1

darkness; the dark

6

bedrock

1

thermal energy; heat energy

1

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

2

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

3

dawn

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

10

one week

5

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

5