jpdb beta

paving stone; pavement

1

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

1

puddle; pool of water

1

half-nakedness

1

in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily

1

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

commercial spirit

1

jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement

1

insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

1

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

1

break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity

1

construction; establishment

2

Keaton; Keeton

21

giving a broad smile

2

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

2

several types; several kinds; several species

2

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

7

pumice stone

1

appearance; outward show

1

construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship

1

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

sense of unity; sense of oneness

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

9

iron; iron (element)

1

arch; home run

1

trellis

1

shape; form

2

to have a discussion

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

4

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

garden; park

2

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

2

rustling (sound)

1

blinking (in surprise)

2

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

2

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

all you can drink; bottomless cup

1

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

1

bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

special; exceptional

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

4

rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy

2