jpdb beta

to increase; to multiply

3

on and after; from ... onward; since

2

window frame; sash

1

then; if so; if

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

3

to interrupt (a person)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

3

just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new

1

warm; mild; genial

5

pouch; accessory case

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

3

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

3

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)

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

2

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

2

unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

forcibly; by force; against one's will

1

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

1

easy-to-understand

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

1

pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport

3

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

now; nowadays

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

2

getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

2

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

another world

2

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

8

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

2

mist; haze

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

1

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

5