jpdb beta

scattering (in all directions)

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed

1

phrase; strawberry

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

forty; 40

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

2

tile-roofing

1

to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

3

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

1

considerably; fairly; quite

7

to become frayed; to become loose

1

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

3

brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)

1

firearms; missile; projectile weapon

3

eighty; 80

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

2

marking; grading; scoring

1

to settle (a dispute)

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

4

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

1

to join together; to combine; to join up

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

2

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

12

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

12

to fly past

2

that's so, isn't it

3

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

2

mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

4

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

8

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

4

100; hundred

3

half

3

distance; range

9

limit; bound

2

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

point in time; occasion

2

loading; charging; filling

3

rapid-fire

7

outside of; not covered by

2

natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end

1

tip of tongue

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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