jpdb beta

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

2

just in case

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset

2

image of (an ideal) person

1

academic; scholarly; scientific

1

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

1

past tense

2

Lev

57

in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

2

with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging

3

telecommunications standard

1

character; traits; ethos

1

control; control right

1

high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)

3

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

1

mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated

3

stitch

2

to come to naught

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

2

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

3

to break through

2

maximum; local maximum

5

shot; buckshot

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

3

to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

1

exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

1

to hurl up

3

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

3

thread ball; clew

4

with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop

1

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

2

goal setting

2

to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)

1

source of amusement; plaything

2

lower region; lower part; region below

5

zenith; vertex

5

overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

structure

1

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

4

above; going steadily upward

2

under investigation

1