jpdb beta

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

3

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

1

metronome

1

(wearing) low over one's eyes

1

change of voice (during puberty); break of voice

1

moderate

3

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

3

to point to a direction

1

edge of town; outskirts of a village

3

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling

1

tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough

1

louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice

1

bed; couch

1

moving; touching; stirring

1

stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

1

manner; style

2

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

1

chaps (in the skin); cracks

4

lantern; lanthanum (La)

4

group work

1

uncle

1

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

7

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

2

borrowing

1

megalomania; delusions of grandeur

1

manipulation of information; spin

2

savage land; barbaric region

1

remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier

3

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

exceptional; unusual

2

outsider; someone outside of a group

2

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

above; more than

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

1

timid person; coward

2

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

2

frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline

1

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

in name only; titular; nominal

2

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

1

mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous

1

scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

2

to ooze (out); to seep

1

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

octopus; fool; idiot

1