jpdb beta

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

outward appearance

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

4

in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

1

to take someone's hand

1

sense of accomplishment

1

half and half; fifty-fifty

1

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

6

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

3

and then; and so; and; so then

4

unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness

1

colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial

1

realistic; pragmatic

2

to make a sound

11

to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to

1

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

3

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

8

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

4

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

2

plate (often as in "tectonic plate")

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

4

relation; relationship

2

tall (of a person)

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

9

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

7

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

9

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

12

to fight against; to oppose; to face

2

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

18

experience

3

thanks; gratitude

4

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

4

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

10

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

8

constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

2

to go up the stairs

2

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

2

part; component

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

floor

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

2