jpdb beta

ground; (bare) earth

2

coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

1

to slip off

2

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

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

growth period (in children)

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

5

talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

6

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

2

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

androgynous; gender-neutral

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

4

eyelid

8

to rampage; to run riot

1

dealing with; coping with

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

1

shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

1

scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

3

injured person; wounded person

1

accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

according to plan; as planned

1

please

1

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

1

most important

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

3

troublesome; bothersome

1

black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)

1

to run away; to run off

2

trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

4

end; edge; tip

1

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

2

pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

3

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

5

garbage dump; dump site

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

3

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1