jpdb beta

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

big; large; great

1

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

1

having said that; on the other hand

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

4

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

4

small; little; tiny

4

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

2

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

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

you

2

to collect information; to gather knowledge

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

1

to escape

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

literary

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

3

inertia

3

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

1

to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

universe; cosmos; space

1

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum

3