jpdb beta

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

2

thread; yarn; string

5

this world; this life; world of the living

1

word; remark; statement

1

old; olden

3

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

2

the oldest

1

six; 6

4

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

four

1

body build

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

to tower above; to stand out

1

antiquity; ancient times

2

longevity; long life

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

intelligence

4

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

1

stirring; slight movement

2

to make narrow

2

hard to reach place; remote place

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

4

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

2

periodic; regular; routine

2

decision; agreement

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

3

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

busybody; meddler; nosey parker

1

itchy

1

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

5

to crack a joke; to tell a joke

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

hundreds

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

4

curl

1

ten years; decade

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1