jpdb beta

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

1

hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor

1

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

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

1

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

1

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food

1

to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)

2

destruction; collapse; crumbling

1

attention; giving one's attention; focusing

1

level; standard; water level

1

secret; private; surreptitious

2

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

starting point; origin

2

emergency measures

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

telecommunications; correspondence

1

to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise

1

bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

1

sense of accomplishment

1

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

1

face

1

to dig up; to expose; to disclose

1

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

1

gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

1

water mill

1

half step; half a step

2

to breathe in and breathe out

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

2

losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

2

darkish; dusky; dark; murky

1

fabric; cloth; material

1

keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

1

(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat

1

now is the time

1

nostalgia; homesickness

1

to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

1

to become misty; to become hazy

1

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

2

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

1

isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted

1

great adventure

1

bluff

1

true value; real worth

1

ivory tower

1