jpdb beta

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

3

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

2

to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)

1

obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

1

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point

1

opening of a gate

1

made of iron

1

door; gate; opening; title page

12

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

4

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

1

to ascend; to go up; to climb

5

to slide into; to slip into

3

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

6

to wrap up

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

2

duct

5

wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire

1

jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

2

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

2

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

1

moment; instant

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

2

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

7

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

1

emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

1

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped

1

top; summit; peak

2

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

1

even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful

2

edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

3

prevention; check

1

fence

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

windy; windswept; blowy

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

1

to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

1