jpdb beta

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

specialization; specialisation

2

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

5

father

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

advice; warning

3

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

15

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

two times; twice; two degrees

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

2

to hesitate to say

2

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

6

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

1

friendly; amicable

1

wishful thinking

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

maid

5

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

2

ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

6

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

2

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

3

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

necessity

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

counter for colours

1

innumerable; countless; numberless

2

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

3

in the sea

1

crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness

1

marine plant; seagrass; seaweed

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

way of eating; how to eat

2

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

recipe

1

tail (animal); tail end; tip

4

bare hand; empty hand

1

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

1

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

2