jpdb beta

foreign; abroad; overseas

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

1

clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

2

striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

8

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

1

rhythm

2

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

3

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

that; those; the

36

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

10

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

6

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

conviction; belief; confidence

5

patient's condition; pathology

4

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

4

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

3

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

11

to bring someone along

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

14

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

5

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

2

to do

3

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

4

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

excessive; immoderate

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

4

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

8

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

5

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

1

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

8

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

3

failure; mistake; blunder

25

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

11

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

5

too much; excessive; too

9

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

4