jpdb beta

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

3

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

2

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

3

to worry oneself (about)

1

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

2

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

1

to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

3

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

4

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit

1

pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon

4

vinyl; plastic

1

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

1

feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection

2

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

3

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

3

innocent; cherubic; childlike

1

gradually; slowly but steadily

2

to ooze (out); to seep

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

experience

1

racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere

1

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

3

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

1

to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach

2

centre; center; center fielder

1

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

1

circuit; line

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

1

news

1

throughput; processing power

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

5

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

6

no way; no chance

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

3