jpdb beta

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

6

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

2

to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

reading; loading

2

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

4

under investigation

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

1

how long; how much; to what extent

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

6

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

1

to be mistaken for; to be confused with

1

in one's own way or style

5

advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

1

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

3

without

2

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

2

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

3

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to ask a question; to ask questions

1

(indoor) heating

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

long time

2

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

summer

8

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

2

blanket

5

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

2

collection of books; (personal) library

1

preference; priority; precedence

2

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

6

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)

2

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

2

scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing

2

messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

3

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

2

context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances

1

like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

5