jpdb beta

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

5

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

4

contrastive

1

trespassing; intrusion

1

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

16

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

5

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

to close; to shut

4

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

both (people)

7

to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1

to quarrel; to dispute

1

shopping; purchased goods

2

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

4

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

9

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

3

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

4

very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

2

for this reason

5

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

9

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

6

suspicion; charge

1

to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

6

detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

1

timing

7

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

4

action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

3

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

8

reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

5

as (somebody) says

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

5

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

3