jpdb beta

roadside; wayside

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

1

weed

1

asphalt

1

to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

to become weak

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

(raw) material

2

protective sheet; protective film

1

for work; for manufacturing

2

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

3

to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

1

night view; night skyline; nightscape

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

4

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

7

impatience

3

pale; pallid; bluish-white

1

to finish dyeing

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

2

transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

2

mirage

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

to unfold; to unroll; to open

1

frantic (crying); wild

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

vivid; striking

2

on countless occasions; many a time

1

as expected; as predicted

1

skill

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

(not) even; (not) any

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

1

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

1

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

personal affair; one's own affair

1

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

2

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

1