jpdb beta

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

2

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

1

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

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

2

raising an army

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

points and lines

1

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

4

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

4

follow-up report; further news

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

3

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

7

overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out

1

pitfall; trap; pit

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

2

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

5

all the more; still more

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

3

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

joint struggle; common (united) front

1

invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

stirring; rousing oneself

2

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

2

to take advantage of an opportunity

1

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

2

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

3

simple; plain; modest

2

easy-to-understand

1