jpdb beta

general; popular; common; typical

2

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

1

target

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan

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change of course

3

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

5

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

to burst into laughter

2

rather; better; instead; if anything

12

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

to lure; to invite out

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

sense of humour (humor); funny bone

1

to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books

1

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

1

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

5

straining one's ears

1

to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

manner of using one's hands

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

1

blanket

9

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

4

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

3

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

4

physical

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to have the memory of having done something oneself

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

ill will; malice; evil intent

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