jpdb beta

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

4

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

objective

4

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

5

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

3

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

5

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

human relations; personal relationships

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

3

addition

1

subtraction

1

can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

1

several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

2

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

3

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2

changing schools

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

3

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

3

by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

5

human; humane

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

2

parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage

1

to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

3

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

11

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

3

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

4

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)

1

(key to) solution

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook

2

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

2

library

8

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

2

reference; consultation

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

2

material; materials; data; information; documents

3