jpdb beta

usefulness

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

3

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

history

3

probable; likely

2

goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)

1

treasure house; storage for valuable property

1

exhibition room (e.g. museum); showroom (for goods)

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)

1

cockatoo

1

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

1

by itself; automatically; naturally

1

only; nothing but

2

protection; repellent

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

7

to invite in; to show someone in

2

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

7

to like; to prefer

4

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

5

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

3

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

5

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

3

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

5

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

2

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

2

slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

2

disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

4

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

direct hit

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

4

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

4

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

7

object

2

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

7

to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)

5

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

1

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

1

to bear fruit

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

should not; must not

1

at least; at most; (even) just

3