jpdb beta

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

1

(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming

1

for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

1

authority and force

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks

1

conditioned reflex

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

2

vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

to become bloodshot

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

2

still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition

3

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

1

distinctive; characteristic

1

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

confession; admission

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

2

likability; favorability; popularity

2

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

1

to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

1

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

4

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

5

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

2

bright red; bright

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

2

turmoil; chaos; confusion

5

to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)

2

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery

2

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

1

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

2

comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage

1

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

ten percent

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

coating; painting

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

both eyes

4

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

1