jpdb beta

to scoop; to ladle out

3

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

2

periodic; regular; routine

1

only once

2

quarrel between sisters

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

5

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

relation; relationship

1

intellectual

8

carelessly; inattentively

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

to make a fist; to clench one's fist

3

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

5

lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

1

younger sister

10

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

3

to grumble; to complain

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

being on duty; person on duty

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

interests and preferences

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

5

knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

overall; on the whole

1

raising (the standard)

1

sense of justice

1

means; is; as for

3

analysis

4

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

multilateral; many-sided; diversified

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

3

ago; since; before; previous

6

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

1

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

2

pointing out; identification

3

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

3

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

3

to work hard at one's lessons

1

print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2