jpdb beta

construction work

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

16

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

10

patience; endurance

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

2

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

1

knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn

1

to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light

1

separate; special; another; separately

1

in the trees

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

hammock

1

detection

1

each place; various places

1

physical

4

also called

1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

1

transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety

4

from the viewpoint of; according to

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

4

to keep balance

2

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

2

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

9

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

3

direct

3

Blowin' in the wind

2

nature; Mother Nature

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

8

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

3

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

6

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable

2

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

1

to overflow from something full

1

food

12

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

wavelength

4

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

1

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

4

100,000,000; one hundred million

2

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

3

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

2

if; in case; supposing

5

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

2