jpdb beta

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

2

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

1

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

can be easily guessed

1

worry; anxiety; concern

2

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

huh?; what's up?

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

3

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

so trifling; so trivial

1

one's troops

1

one way or the other; either way

2

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

3

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

1

lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

fuel

4

tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)

1

drilling

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

theft; stealing; larceny

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

4

person concerned; interested party; related party

7

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

2

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

tension; strain

2

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

6

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

3

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

2

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

5