jpdb beta

little by little

1

to be led by; to be headed by

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

3

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

5

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

3

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

an arrow; a retort

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

mere; simple; sheer

2

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

6

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

limit; restriction

1

two times; twice; two degrees

2

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

4

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

reaching first base safely due to opponent's error

2

phenomenon

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

6

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

1

diagonal (line)

3

which; what (way)

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

4

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

2

step; stride; counter for steps

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

2

to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

1

to collide; to clash

1

to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept

1

to help each other; to cooperate

1

to straighten oneself

1

absolute

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

as (somebody) says

3

apology

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1