jpdb beta

numerical; quantitative

1

predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy

2

companion; company; tritagonist

1

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

8

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

1

the very thing; itself

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

vision

1

bottom; sole

2

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

3

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

7

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

4

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

1

street stall; stand; booth

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

4

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

3

witness

1

one effort; one action

1

pitching ability; counter for pitches

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

2

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

6

this one; this way; this method

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

5

one and only; unique

1

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to have a bitter experience

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

15

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

even for an instant; even as a joke

1

power; authority; influence

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

1

fool

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

3

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

1