jpdb beta

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

2

a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

2

to nip (something) in the bud

1

freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

1

to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

3

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

2

lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants

1

every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

9

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

6

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

18

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

15

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

2

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

2

terrain; geographical features; topography

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

one way or the other; either way

4

to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise

1

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

2

neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

1

to continue to do; to persist in doing

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

9

conditional expression

2

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

4

spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge

2

need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention

1

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

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to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions

3

continuation

1

faucet; tap

1

washroom; bathroom

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

desperation; struggle to the death

1

study; research; investigation

5

deliverables

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

2

insurance; guarantee

2

steel

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

3

conditional statement

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

4

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

1

protection; repellent

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

4

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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