jpdb beta

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat

2

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

systematic; regular; routine

1

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

2

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

4

one drop (of fluid)

2

bathroom

7

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

thundercloud

1

without leaving any trace

2

Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

3

obvious; undeniable

1

and then; and so; and; so then

2

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

report; information

2

reconnoitering party; scout (army)

1

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

2

to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle

1

Renaissance

1

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

Italian (person)

1

painter; artist

4

church; congregation

1

origin; beginning

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

scene; view; prospect; outlook

1

abdomen

1

to stoop; to bend over

4

to tie a string

1

very dim light

1

insect; bug

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

distant

2

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

2

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy

1

cycle

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

2

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

blanket

4

artery

1

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

1

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

2