jpdb beta

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

1

to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

1

to put one's hand on; to touch

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

to treat badly

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to communicate

1

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

3

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

3

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

2

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

communication

4

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

1

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

to meet face-to-face

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

no need to guess; certainly

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

2

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

1

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

good prospects; full of hope; promising

1

discord; antagonism

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

present-day science; modern science

1

tube

1

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

good feeling

1

to hug; to clasp to one's breast

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

1

one's sitting height

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

2

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

place; situation; position; location

4

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

directly opposite; right in front

1