jpdb beta

question; query

3

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

2

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

7

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

2

inevitable; necessary

1

one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

1

fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

5

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

3

or; either ... or ...

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

advice

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

2

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

1

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

2

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

sigh

1

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

3

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

2

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

3

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

3

just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of

1

to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way

2

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

2

emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

1

in proportion to; just as much as

2

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

2

it seems that; as if

3

to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

4

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

2

to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)

2

plosive sound

2

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

2

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

deceleration

3

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

1

strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses

1