jpdb beta

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

face-to-face

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

3

seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)

1

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

2

thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst

1

at that time; in those days

2

bull's-eye; the mark

3

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2

annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

alternate; alternating

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

3

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

2

well-known; famous

1

researcher

3

to spend time (on doing something)

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

3

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

society; the world; the times

3

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

3

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

1

to uncover; to solve; to reveal

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago

1

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

scarce; rare

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

2

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

3

naturally; of course; understandably

4

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

2

another thing; exception; special case

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

2

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

4

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

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