jpdb beta

to begin to walk; to set out

1

manner of using one's hands

3

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

6

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

15

to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

7

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

2

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

3

to decide; to determine

4

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

6

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

5

two groups; two bands

3

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

4

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

6

uh-oh; oops; sorry

4

banquet or reception hall

23

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to choose; to select

22

to be (doing)

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

7

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

3

from here; from this place

1

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

1

grasp; catch; understanding

4

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

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

6

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

this area; around here

2

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

4

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

2

a number of days

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

3

sense; infer

6

to throw oneself (into an activity)

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

3

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

14

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

6

target

8

to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

6

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

3

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

2

distinction; differentiation; classification

2