jpdb beta

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

4

sign; signal; cue

4

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

3

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

little by little

5

signs; omen; symptoms

1

friction; discord; strife

1

what sort; what kind

3

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

1

training; drilling

8

retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation

2

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

1

moisturizing; maintenance of humidity

1

fixed interval; fixed period

1

rush mat; matting; mat

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

2

greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

9

the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)

1

interests and preferences

1

plants and animals; flora and fauna

1

rich person

1

pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

1

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

4

to allow light to pass through; to shine light through

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

2

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

3

airtightness

2

sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free

2

micron

2

electronic circuit

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

enlargement; increase

1

plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly

1

transparency; degree of clearness

1

high; high school

1

money; cash

3

strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

3

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

frame; framework; outline

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

1

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

3