jpdb beta

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

11

to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

2

law; legislation; act

3

main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence

2

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

2

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

4

military register; muster roll

1

if it is (the case that ...)

4

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

to do

1

ultimate; final; last; eventual

1

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

4

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

7

act; deed; conduct

5

permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

3

on Earth; on the earth

5

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

6

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

3

secret information; intelligence

1

department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

1

dummy

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

7

script; screenplay; scenario

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

2

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

2

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

7

a bit more; a bit longer

6

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

6

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

4

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

then; and (then); in that case; if so

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

11

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

7

mere; simple; sheer

3

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

rather than; more ... than ...

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

7

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

5

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

8

that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

1

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

3

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

2