jpdb beta

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

2

to face; to go towards; to head towards

6

each other; one another

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

1

laptop (computer); notebook (computer)

5

tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab

4

report; information

4

interception (email); wiretap; bug

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

9

to sit down

2

smartphone; smart phone

2

reference; allusion

1

comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly

3

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

3

making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating

1

epic film; big-budget movie

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

6

100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8

2

whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

2

mobile; mobile (sculpture)

1

one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

2

discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile

1

to cause controversy; to be controversial; to arouse criticism; to raise a storm; to cause a stir

1

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

to take a picture; to take a photo

2

rights to usage of one's likeness

1

privacy

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

act; deed; conduct

2

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

1

bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

4

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

3

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

5

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

5