jpdb beta

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

2

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

1

demand for; request

1

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

4

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

2

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

8

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

12

love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

1

distance; range

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

to turn one's face away

3

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

3

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

to answer a question

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

5

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

3

Zito

1

such ... as; or some such

2

after school (at the end of the day)

5

to be sold out

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

uproar; disturbance

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

2

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

6

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

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

3

judgement; judgment; connoisseur

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

8

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

end of next month

1

material; ingredient

4

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

7

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

2

was

4

motivation

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

2

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

5

huge success

2

pile; accumulation

1

lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)

1