jpdb beta

small bird; little bird

7

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

2

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

2

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

1

animal trail; game trail

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

sorry; apologetic; remorseful

1

weird; strange; mysterious

1

to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry

1

to apologize; to apologise

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

step by step; by degrees

1

darkness; the dark

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

3

tens of millions (of)

1

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

knot

1

water current

2

gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)

1

warmth

3

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

2

to grasp tightly

2

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

4

after the rain

1

vivid; striking

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; storage

3

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

1

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

1

smoothly; swiftly

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

2

thank you

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances

2

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

7

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

4

to stir; to move

1