jpdb beta

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

6

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

4

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

11

quality

2

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

18

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

9

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

you; dear; honey

2

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

9

eyelashes

1

sincere; earnest; serious

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

4

to make an appeal; to urge

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

7

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

there is nothing

1

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

4

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

to fill a hole with earth

1

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

14

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

2

to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

4

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

6

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

5

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

2

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

7

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

2

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

5

to pretend

9

shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)

4

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

6

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

3

total war; all-out war

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

10

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

2

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

1