jpdb beta

frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

5

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

2

cabin

2

negative; contradictory

2

nuance

4

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

1

soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly

3

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

5

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

3

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

2

freighter (vessel); cargo ship

3

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

16

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

37

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

2

near light speed; sublight speed

3

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

3

posture; position; stance

11

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

2

shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering

2

to get distracted; to jump off the track

2

full of; brimming with

5

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

5

(not) even; (not) any

5

deep crimson

3

middle class

1

old model (of an appliance, device, etc.); becoming outdated (due to the release of a new model); drop (type of metal casting defect)

4

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

one rank; one grade

1

attenuation (factor, rate)

1

jamming

2

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

10

radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

2

flight recorder; black box

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

3

high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis

1

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

5

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

gap

1

sporadic

3

return fire; shooting back

1

desperately; for one's dear life

2

barrel roll

2

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

3

in the midst of the enemy

6

matchless; unequalled; unequaled

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

3