jpdb beta

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

4

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

1

support; stay; prop

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

1

deep breath

5

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

7

utility value

1

(war) front

1

seventh day of the month; seven days

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

7

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

pale; pallid; bluish-white

2

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

8

picking; collecting; harvesting

2

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

in name; on paper

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

3

three days

1

topic

1

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

4

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

twenty-six

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

3

beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

3

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

for military use

3

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

1

swelling; enlargement

2

sense of sight; vision

4

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

8

being startled

4

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

report; information

6

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

4

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

2

rather; better

3

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

11

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

6

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

4