jpdb beta

vernier (scale)

1

opposite direction; reverse; retrorse

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

2

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

body tissue; body composition

1

flexible body (esp. in gymnastics); agile physique

2

plant; vegetation

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

2

connector; coupler

1

direct connection; direct link

1

wind noise

4

most difficult; next to impossible

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

to cross swords (with)

2

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

lightning

1

noise

1

form; shape; figure; morph

3

(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

4

plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference

1

in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

2

please ...

2

to carry a cane

1

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

1

insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

2

right about-face

1

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

2

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)

1

amplifier

1

circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop

4

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

3

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

1

to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay

1

leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

long and narrow

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

3