jpdb beta

preliminary step; first step

2

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1

enumeration; list

2

voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

3

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

process; course; mechanism

2

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

but; however; although

4

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

relativity; relative

1

to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

2

boundary line

2

two by two; by twos; as a couple

1

to be opposite; to face each other

2

presence; sitting with; being with

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

5

group of thieves

1

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

3

mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

3

to act; to take action

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

4

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

13

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

1

intuitive

1

so to speak

1

at least

4

makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation

2

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

tyrant; despot

1

to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

4

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

4