jpdb beta

rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

6

a long time ago

5

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

6

subspace (in science fiction); space free from the laws of physics

2

two weeks; fortnight

2

more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

11

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

21

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

110

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

14

maintenance

6

march; advance

7

expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs

3

exposure to the sun; sunny place

1

completely satisfied; as pleased as can be

1

dancing or jumping for joy

2

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

4

how many? (large animals)

5

so what!; who gives a damn?

2

reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development

46

brain cell

4

bitter-tasting bug

2

to chew up

2

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

283

a help; assistance

3

to blame; to find fault with

2

financial affairs

6

political strife

1

economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal

6

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

2

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

25

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

4

brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

4

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

3

approval; endorsement

11

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

high quality

1

the second ...

3

point of compromise; common ground

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

5

compromise; giving in

3

war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument

3

to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain

3

to hold fast; to protect to the end

2

(in the same way) as before; as always

4

bashful; shameful; ashamed

1

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

10

many thousands

9

the place for; the time for; the level of

3