jpdb beta

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

petition; complaint; (legal) brief

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

1

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

3

past tense

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

sound of an explosion

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

2

(good) advice

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

you (plural)

1

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

2

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

a person without a single relative

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

danger zone

1

to lose one's life

2

to force open; to push open

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

banquet or reception hall

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

state of emergency

1

to turn one's face away

2

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

2

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

1

ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience

1

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

right; privilege

2

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

3

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

2

delight; great joy

1

to cover up; to conceal

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2

to dirty one's hands

1