jpdb beta

roguish; impish

4

(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web

3

overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)

1

secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

3

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

to do

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

2

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

2

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

to dry up completely; to become stale

2

founder of a religious sect

1

resolute; determined; bold

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

3

spelling

3

incision; operation; section

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

2

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

2

mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

1

complicated and mysterious

1

common; usual

1

to state; to express; to mention

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

close-fitting trousers; long underwear

2

mixing; blending; adding; adulteration

1

end result

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

1

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage

1

without; but if; otherwise; or else

2

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

radiation; emission

1

harmless

2

environment; circumstance

4

purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

2

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

to be separated by death

5

trial and error

1

each time

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

2

to continue to do; to persist in doing

1

failure; mistake; blunder

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