jpdb beta

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

3

meaning; called; said

3

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

8

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

society; the world; the times

1

kitchen

5

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

6

return; welcome home

2

to relax; to feel at home

2

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

5

to redeem (from sin); to save

5

hamburger (on a bun)

9

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

data; datum

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

9

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal

5

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

27

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

3

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

12

purse; handbag; wallet

9

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

son of a bitch; piece of shit

3

fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

18

ticket

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

2

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

2

premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

4

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

3

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!

2

timing

7

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

5

metre; meter; meter; gauge

9

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

6

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

4

to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

9

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

9

to come back

6

good evening

4

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

12

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1