jpdb beta

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

4

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

2

regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing

4

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

5

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

5

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

6

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

my; our; one's own

4

to doubt one's own eyes

1

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

3

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

1

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

8

chance; opportunity

3

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

1

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

3

no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever

1

irritation; annoyance; frustration

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

14

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

13

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

3

sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

3

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

4

discovery; detection; finding

5

carbon paper

6

document; papers

1

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)

4

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

10

to be photographed; to be projected

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

1

hint; clue

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

37

carbon copy

1

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

3

writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

6

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

1