jpdb beta

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

road; highway

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

1

suspension from school

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

3

principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

3

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

6

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

hearsay; learning by hearsay

1

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

1

death during sexual intercourse

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark

1

quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

4

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

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1

boyfriend; he; him

9

to begin to

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

2

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

4

annoying; noisy

4

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

3

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

mist; haze

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

2

period; term; interval

1

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

4

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

3

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

such-and-such a place

2

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

7

half killed

2

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

reply; answer; response

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

2

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

economic world; financial circles; business community

3

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

3

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

6

template; run of the mill; formulaic

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

1

to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark

2