jpdb beta

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

should do; ought to do

1

is something that; is that which

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

2

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

2

meaning; significance; sense

3

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

3

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

3

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

4

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

pacification; soothing

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

2

with a start; with a jump

2

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

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

5

to embrace

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

2

with a bump; with a clunk

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

1

portion; section; part

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

4

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

1

misunderstanding

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

4

to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

bottom; buttocks

1

idleness; inactivity

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

the (four) limbs; arms and legs

2

tail

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

4

to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

1

tiny; little; wee

1

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

protest; objection

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

2