jpdb beta

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

3

mate; navigation officer

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

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

1

future; distant future

1

exit from a room

1

bitter enemy

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

16

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

3

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

1

arrogance; insolence; disrespect

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

gunpowder; powder

1

nothing but; none other than

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

instability; insecurity; crankiness

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

electric current

3

empty space; empty sky

1

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

2

heat haze; shimmer of hot air

4

ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book

1

privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

1

writing something on commission; newly written text

1

short (e.g. story, film)

1

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

4

having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose

1

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

2

feast for one's eyes

1

to lack

2

shut up!; be quiet!

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

9

liking; taste; choice

4

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

2

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1