jpdb beta

flower bed

4

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

demand for; request

1

sports ground; sports oval

1

mowing; mower

1

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

1

inspection; examination; checking

1

principal's office

1

reference room

1

orderly; janitor

1

metal bat

1

ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

to ride upon the winds

2

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

3

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

1

this area; around here

5

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

6

sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

3

bucket; pail

2

brick

1

hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

2

plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

2

looking away; looking aside

1

excavation; digging

1

master; expert

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

2

misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox

1

(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant

5

to rain incessantly; to downpour

3

windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

2

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

3

both (people)

2

satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)

5

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

8

passing each other

1

playing in the mud; playing with mud

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

1

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

to shake one's head

4

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

2

distant

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

1