jpdb beta

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

4

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

4

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

11

emperor's secret orders

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

3

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

20

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

11

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

bridge

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

4

boat fishing

5

choices; alternatives; options

3

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

1

counter for (small) boats

9

to be overcome with emotion

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

3

interest; appeal; attraction; fun

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

15

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

13

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

14

such; this sort of; like this

4

nothing but; except; no more than

10

almost every day; almost daily

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)

6

seeming very ...; just like ...

1

to wave one's hand

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

11

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

3

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

3

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

17

conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

10

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

4

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

12

basic principle; fundamental principle

1

representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

1