jpdb beta

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

notice; attention; observation

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

6

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

1

cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats

1

long-term

1

to move (house); to change residence

2

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

3

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

cooperation; collaboration

2

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

1

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)

1

as we know

1

hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

3

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

5

hello; good day; good afternoon

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

7

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

physical education; PE; gym (class)

1

face (of person)

1

having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic

1

adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

4

within a school

1

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

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