jpdb beta

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

8

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

to wrap up

2

smile

1

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

2

call; appeal

1

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

2

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

normal; regular

2

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

1

depending on; dependent on

1

to wave one's hand

2

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

therefore; consequently

1

to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

1

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

11

to cross swords (with)

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

6

oof; ough; ulp

1

one kick

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

one's way (ahead); one's path

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

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

2

stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

12

pump-priming; rousing; stimulation

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

3

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

3

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

2

before long; even now

5

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

2