jpdb beta

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

3

twice; again; second time

4

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

5

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

3

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

1

head over heels; headlong; head first

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

plan; design; layout

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

5

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

6

trap

1

colonel; (navy) captain

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

8

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

brains; brain tissue

8

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

5

physical condition; state of health

4

the exact opposite

2

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

7

upper half of the body; upper body

2

to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

7

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

16

rust

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

4

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

3

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

2

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

1

material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber

1

senior; elder; person older than oneself

2

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

4

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

2

weak; frail; fragile

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

2

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

13

old body; aged person; elderly person

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

1

to yield; to give way to; to make way for

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

5