jpdb beta

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

work; operation; task

6

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

3

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

months and years

1

wear; abrasion

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

cinders; ashes

1

to cling

1

such; like that; in that way

1

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

1

coherence; order; focus; point

1

slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse

1

to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

1

twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

1

(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

1

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

1

tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

1

arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

2

heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

2

to hang; to hang up

1

lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp

1

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

7

bed; couch

1

to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

1

dawn; daybreak

1

to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

(room) heater; stove

1

to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap

1

beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

1

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

1

with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

1

wooden; made of wood

1

bucket; pail; tub

3

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

water well

1

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

2

good evening

1

embarrassed; ashamed

1

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

2

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1