jpdb beta

knife ridge; arête

2

showing no sign (of)

9

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

3

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

3

corruption

6

informal; unofficial

3

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

4

crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

5

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

5

clapping hands; applause

2

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

2

if you value your life

1

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

2

consensus; collective will; collective opinion

2

peach (Prunus persica)

10

claw; talon

9

victim; injured party; sufferer

3

at; in; on

2

to give a reason

1

surrender

1

to squash; to crush; to flatten

6

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

2

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

7

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

7

to be tired of hearing

2

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses

1

glancing (look)

1

scramble; struggle

1

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

2

interruption; interference; butting in

5

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

3

to be (doing)

1

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

4

additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case

8

lending and borrowing

1

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

3

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

7

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

3

reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood

3

to be at a loss for words

4

see; you see; ha

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

8

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

2

vise; jack; capstan

1

to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry

1