jpdb beta

for use by adults; for adults

1

for use by children; for children

1

all night; throughout the night

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

5

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

friendship

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

7

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

intuitive

1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

3

a step; short distance; short time

1

lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish

3

health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove

5

cause of defeat

2

cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

2

to say; to be pleased to say

2

empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

2

sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)

1

lethality; killing effectiveness

1

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

middle of the night; dead of night

2

drama; play; powerful drug

2

physical ability

4

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

2

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

6

how much; how many; no matter how (much); however; (not) many; (not) much

1

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

2

heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump

1

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

1

separate; respective; different

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

2

starting point; point of departure

3

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

2

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

2

getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

2

Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

4

verse

2

dummy

1

misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1