jpdb beta

very recently; in the very recent past

1

on the snow

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

2

sprint; dash; scampering

2

frostbite; chilblains

1

unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

2

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1

softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side

1

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

3

mold; mould; mildew

5

to teethe

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

3

coarse; rough

2

hen (female chicken)

3

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

1

elasticity; flexibility

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

3

to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

2

internal organs; viscera

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

extra effort; one small touch; small twist

3

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming

3

ouch!

3

windward; upwind

2

to fail to catch; to ignore

1

mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation

1

suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

2

threshold; breaking point

1

phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

1

to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion

1

putting life into; animating; cheering up

2

lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

3

measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid

2

counter for birds or rabbits

8

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

1

isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land

2

idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase

2

to bear; to shoulder

6

appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

1

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

1

command; order; request; order (for an item)

1

grapevine

1

to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

8

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

1

good impression; favorable impression

1

(public) duty

1

colonization; colonisation

5