jpdb beta

reversion; atavism

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

3

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

5

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

3

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

2

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

4

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

large tree; big tree; huge tree

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

return; coming back

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

2

very likely; very probable

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

mobile phone; cell phone

1

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

1

trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder

1

recovery

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

3

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

2

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

1

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

2

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

3

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

4

stature; height

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

2

superior; superiors; senior

1

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

bodyguard; escort

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

2

gestures; gesturing

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)

1

to wash away; to rinse off

1

how long; how far; how much

4

to set (sun); to become dark

1