jpdb beta

distant look; faraway look

1

simply; merely; only; solely

4

standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

4

half a year; six months

4

trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial

4

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

5

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

disappointment; let-down

2

to pursue

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

3

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

3

being lost for words

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

4

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

4

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

11

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

one's private life

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

1

troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

5

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

6

in-box (e.g. for received e-mail); inbox; in-tray

1

initial velocity

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

3

synergy

1

dilemma

1

favorite; favourite; habitually used

1

gloomy

1

sunshine; sunlight

2

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

2

long visit; overstaying

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

to take off one's glasses

2

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom

2

chit; sales slip; voucher

1

to pay the bill; to settle an account

2

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

4

(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

9

receipt; cash-register slip

2

pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)

3

folding into four; quarto

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1