jpdb beta

weight; sinker

1

pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

3

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

7

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

1

to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh

1

again; once more; a second time

5

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

2

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

5

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

2

arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength

1

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

3

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

2

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

3

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

3

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

2

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

one by one; one after another; successively

2

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

3

handicap

2

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

1

carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)

2

both arms

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

fierce fight; close contest

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

2

to be exhausted; to be worn out

2

to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)

1

soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

2

physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

1

tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance

1