jpdb beta

ozone layer

1

argon (Ar)

1

glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes

16

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

14

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

4

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

9

poisonous; toxic

2

"blue tide" phenomenon of an upwelling of oxygen-depleted water

2

red tide

1

marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish

1

land; shore

7

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

8

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

7

crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp

2

absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely

2

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

3

all present; all concerned; all of us

6

thumb; big toe

6

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

3

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

5

water's surface

18

phlegmatic temperament

9

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

2

breadth; width

2

shellfish; seashell; shell

5

upper side; surface

1

seashell; shell

3

damage; breakage

1

body surface

2

chaps (in the skin); cracks

1

body fluid; semen

6

land

2

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

4

aquarium (building); oceanarium

1

to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

5

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

to fall prostrate

3

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

8

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

9

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

1

to move forward; to move on

6

none other than; ... himself; ... herself

1

toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

2

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

3

stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

13

to be at a loss for words

6