jpdb beta

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

3

huge; gigantic; enormous

7

missing; lacking

2

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

1

continuation; succession; series

3

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

despair; hopelessness

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

note; memo; memorandum

6

memo pad

3

to tear off

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

2

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

3

message

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

5

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

inner; internal; inside

1

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

2

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

3

ridiculous; odd

2

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

3

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

4

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

everyday occurrence

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

1

illumination; decorative lighting

1

shop; small store; business; firm

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

2

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

1

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

temple (side of head)

3

crossroads; intersection

3

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

4

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

2

short (of a person)

1

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

1

tips of one's hair; hair ends

4

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

4

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

4