jpdb beta

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

3

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

4

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

10

glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

4

to lower; to be lowered

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

2

to be able to see

1

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

exceedingly; very

5

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

3

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

6

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

2

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

beefsteak

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

7

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

1

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

cooked rice; meal

2

studying for a test

3

question; query

5

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

33

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

8

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

15

thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

1

nonchalantly; without a care

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

careless mistake

4

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

8

since then; from that time; ever since

1

answer; solution

7

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

2

dread; horror; hatred

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

8

notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

9

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

1

next week

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

bright; intelligent

2

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

5

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

4

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

16

failing mark (e.g. in exam)

6

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

3

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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