jpdb beta

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

4

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

(the thing) itself

7

water's edge; beach; foreshore

1

everything; anything; nothing

4

urgent; pressing; exigent

1

moonlight

1

reply; answer; response

2

overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

mistake; error; blunder

16

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

2

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

7

as usual

1

no!; don't!; tsk!

4

kindergarten

3

to get a phone call

1

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

3

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

1

to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

2

today; this day

2

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

7

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

to telephone; to make a phone call

4

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

1

to answer the phone

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

6

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

2

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

20

shower

1

to wash away; to rinse off

1

to take a shower

1

obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness

1

regular time; stated period

2

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

study group; study meeting

2

report; paper; reportage

2

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

13

program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

4

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

2

timing

8