jpdb beta

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

handsome

1

carburetor; carburettor; cab; taxi; driver's cab (vehicle)

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

5

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

of course; certainly; naturally

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

3

result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

1

process; course; mechanism

1

innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars

1

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

6

evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

novelist; fiction writer

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

1

pen

1

spittoon

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

1

ink

1

sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination

1

washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

3

cuffs

1

(wooden) pencil

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

it seems that; as if

1

observation; survey; watching

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

1

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1