jpdb beta

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

2

since; henceforth

2

having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

1

mixed race; mixed parentage

3

diagram; graph; schema

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

3

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

to rack one's brains

2

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

4

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

2

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

partiality; bias

1

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

3

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

to keep walking

2

question and answer session

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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place of destination

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

bullying; teasing

1

boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

2

space; room; airspace

2

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

4

moon; month

2

stardust

1

nature; Mother Nature

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

1

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

moonlight; moonbeam

2

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

not covered (by); not subject (to)

1

notes; comment; remark; annotation

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

5

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

4

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

resignation; acceptance; consolation

3

in the moonlight

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

5

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

4

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

1

accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

2

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

5