jpdb beta

peat

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

10

rear garden; back yard

4

to shine (of the Sun)

1

without doing

1

lichens

1

hotbed; breeding ground

1

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

2

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

1

north side; north bank

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

double (two-leaf) door

4

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

hermit; recluse

1

hermitage; retreat

3

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

1

eccentric; crank; oddball

2

time; years

1

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

2

this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world

1

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

3

after; since

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

7

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

cheerfully; excitedly

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

most; extremely

6

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

4

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

to do (for someone)

1

unknown; obscure; insignificant

2

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

2

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

1

nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

1

rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

1

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

3

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

1

guess; conjecture

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

I see; that's right; indeed

3

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

5

to underrate; to make light of

1