jpdb beta

muddy stream

1

orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

2

document; papers

5

methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

1

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

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

1

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

3

to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

4

reference; consultation

1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

1

simple; simplified; easy; plain

1

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

proving ground; test site

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)

1

specimen; sample; object to be examined

1

with one's own hands

2

target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient

1

to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill

1

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

feeble; faint; weak

2

experimental stage; experimental phase

1

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

society; the world; the times

4

else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

2

appearance; outward show

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

6

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

pace; step

1

with a start; with a jump

2

with a slip; with a slide

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

5

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

1

before one knows; unnoticed; unawares

1

acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

to crawl towards; to creep up to

1

hind leg; hind foot

1

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2