jpdb beta

ground; earth's surface

8

frail; slender; feminine

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

4

as you see; as you can see

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

2

water's surface

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

1

not caring; not giving a damn

7

to devour; to bite to death

1

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

9

distinction; differentiation; classification

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

4

to burst open; to pop; to split

2

nonstop

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4

perfection; flawlessness

2

food; foodstuff

1

to grimace; to frown

3

silent; mute; dumb

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

12

dining table

2

poor; lame; ill-prepared

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

2

to bring up a subject

2

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

1

whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

contact address

2

address book; list of addresses; mailing list

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

2

house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly

1