jpdb beta

uninhabited island; desert island

6

furniture store; furniture dealer

3

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

2

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

5

the other day; lately; recently

1

second wave

1

to take up employment

1

arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)

1

parking (a vehicle)

3

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

4

one's own volition

1

unconditional

2

unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

1

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

6

destruction of evidence

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

suspicion; charge

2

freedom; free man; free woman

1

the reason is ...; it is because ...

1

to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

7

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

2

how can (one) do something

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

6

to become inverted; to become reversed

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

6

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

4

manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses

1

image change; changing one's image; makeover

1

being very busy; busyness

2

more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)

1

fully prepared; all ready

2

fork; forkball

5

return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

1

thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient

5

emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

3

escalation

1

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

2

(talking in a) half-joking manner

1

scar

5

independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

33

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

6

like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys

1

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

12

presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

2

true state; actual condition; reality

2