jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

6

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

2

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

3

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

irregularity

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

3

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

at any rate; anyhow

3

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

2

I; we

5

great difference; major mistake

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses

2

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

2

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

7

cheek (of face)

8

unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

4

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

1

office

5

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

5

period; term; interval

4

loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

2

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

7

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

2

with a thud

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

elapsed time

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

long distance; tele-

4

radiation; emission

4

computer

3

matching; networking

2

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

for personal use

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

4

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced

1

too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much

1

alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

outlaw

2

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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