jpdb beta

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

9

defense; defence; defensive preparations

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

even more; still more; further

3

roadside; wayside

5

decomposition; ulceration

1

scarecrow; figurehead; dummy

1

execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

7

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

2

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

2

encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)

2

normal; regular

1

judgment; judgement; discernment

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

3

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

household garbage; household trash; household refuse

1

hogshead; puncheon; foudre

4

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

5

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

2

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

10

to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

6

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

1

to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)

1

rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter

5

good idea; good plan

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

to rebuke strongly; to tell off

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

3

no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

decomposed body; decomposing corpse

2

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

2

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

2

impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1