jpdb beta

nature; property; disposition

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

5

convenient

2

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

2

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

1

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

1

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

7

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

5

flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

1

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

to go along; to walk along; to follow

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

4

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

4

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

timing

10

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

2

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

5

powerful; strong

2

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

10

cause; origin; source

3

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

4

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

meal set before one; women's advances

1

pangs of conscience

1

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

consideration; taking into account

2

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

4

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

5

fortune; luck

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

15

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

10

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1