jpdb beta

splendidly; brilliantly

1

déjà vu

3

empty; vacant; hollow

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

1

to continue to work; to work away (at)

1

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

1

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

one's old school or university; alma mater; the school or university one attended

1

code; password; cipher

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

2

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

1

gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth

1

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

if possible

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

4

very thin voice

1

bow (salute, greeting)

1

both knees

1

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

3

spice

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

1

thigh; femoral

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

to cover one's face

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

address; email address

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

surroundings; circumference

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

1

end-of-year

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

1

children's house; child welfare residential facility

1

New Year

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

1

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1