jpdb beta

to hold the key (to)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

approach; approach shot

1

should do; ought to do

3

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

1

to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

2

decision; determination

6

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

8

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

3

go that far; to that extent

5

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

4

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

5

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

1

baseball

1

soccer; seersucker

1

match; game; bout; contest

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

4

incorrigible; dogged

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

3

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

2

equilibrium; balance

1

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

2

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

3

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

2

to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

3

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

mistake; error; blunder

3

admirable; laudable

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

impression

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

4

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

2

pluralizing suffix

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

2

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2