jpdb beta

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

3

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

5

income; receipts; revenue

1

to keep a watchful eye on

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

5

thicket; coppice; brushwood

11

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

2

to hide; to conceal

33

neutrality

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

2

to gather

2

loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage

1

the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin

2

in unison; as one; united

4

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

fatal; deadly; mortal

1

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

11

sense of responsibility

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

if is not; if are not

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

3

recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

4

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

decision; determination

5

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

3

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

5

camouflage

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

3

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

7

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

(a) glance; (a) look

3

to cease; to stop; to be over

4

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

4

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

6

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

2

protest; objection

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

4

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

5