jpdb beta

valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

1

moderate; proper; just right

2

slight; little; insignificant

2

keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation

3

classical; classic

1

misreading

1

versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft

1

close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour

1

very; much

3

to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

4

lightning

2

(being) frail; in frail health; frailty

2

weight (for scales); counterweight

1

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

10

electric heat

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

5

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

enemy plane

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

some; small amount of

3

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

2

to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)

3

sand; grit; fine gravel

4

of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

5

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

3

self-protection

2

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

2

to lose one's way; to be at a loss

1

mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

236

cruising range; flying range

2

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed

3

turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing

2

traditional; from ancient times; formerly

3

chance (of success); odds

7

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

2

winning horse; winner

1

occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture

2

long-term

5

middle of the night; dead of night

2

going around; patrol; round; tour

5

feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted

2

inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

1

lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp

6

frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown

1

paint; coating; varnish

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

8

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1