jpdb beta

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

3

fist

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

1

to jump up; to spring up

2

to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes

1

plumbing; piping

2

to go along; to walk along; to follow

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

building

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

1

pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

above the ceiling

2

maintenance

1

always; constantly

1

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

duct

7

work; job; labor; work

3

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

4

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

3

cargo; freight; money or assets

4

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

4

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

4

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

1

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

1

to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

how many people; a number of people

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

3

angry roar; bellow

2

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

each; every

5

tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

2