jpdb beta

steering committee

1

connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction

8

meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

1

tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

6

phew; whew

2

tiny; little; wee

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

2

molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling

2

corpse; dead person

1

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

3

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

1

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to arrive

1

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

5

barricade

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

2

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

12

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

3

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

3

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

3

eyebrow; eyebrows

4

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

4

handsome man

3

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

2

so much; so; like that

1

probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation

3

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

2

meaning; called; said

2

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

5

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

4

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

7

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

snowflake

1

snow

15

aunt; old lady; ma'am

3

way of calling (something or someone)

3

acquaintance

1

signed book; autographed book

2

author; writer; novelist; artist

5

affirmation; affirmative

2

be; is

5

emphasis-adding particle

1

picture book

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