jpdb beta

strictly speaking

1

empty; vacant; hollow

3

without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response

2

unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

4

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

6

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

2

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

6

puzzle

10

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

2

enumeration; citation; listing

1

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

3

with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively

5

hind leg; hind foot

1

to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle

1

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

5

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

3

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

1

to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

2

falling asleep; going to sleep

1

sound of a heavy object falling

1

breathing; respiration

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

5

to jump up to one's feet

4

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

2

normal; regular

4

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

season; time of year

5

half a year; six months

9

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

2

calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation

1

myth; mythology

2

pen

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

8

to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control

4

temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

1

to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch

2

it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world

1

field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion

2

constant; invariant

1

strongly; violently; with all one's strength

2

mike; mic; microphone

3

mobile phone; cell phone

2

communication technology; communications technology

1

(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

1

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

3