jpdb beta

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

3

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

2

shoulder joint

1

correction; rectification; mending; repair

2

covering; protection; backing; relief

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

3

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

5

suture (thread)

1

useless; deadhead

1

to swarm; to gather

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

patrol car

2

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

plosive sound

2

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

1

cloud

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

2

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

1

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

3

should do; ought to do

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

to draft a proposal

1

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

3

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

3

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

1

flight; rout; debacle

1

childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

2

to change one's clothes

3

to look around; to survey

4

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

3