jpdb beta

darkness

14

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

3

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

1

satisfactory; decent

1

to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

3

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

2

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

4

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

apathetic; indifferent

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

12

why; how

5

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

2

thicket; coppice; brushwood

2

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

2

pitch black

1

stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

1

to sidle up to

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

throat; singing voice

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

3

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

3

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

3

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

10

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

8

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

4

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

4

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

4

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

4

to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

5

lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

8

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

5

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

2

long and narrow

3

forehead; brow

2

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

5

blanket

6

partial

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

3