jpdb beta

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

word; remark; statement

3

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

2

actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

1

decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

both; (not) either

2

chain of command

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

1

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

1

to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

1

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

2

demand for; request

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

2

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

2

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

2

discoverer

1

next seat; adjacent seat

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

scar

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

arms; weapon; ordnance

1

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

3

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion

1

wariness

4

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

3

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

1

one year ago

1

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

2

compromise; giving in

2

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

1