jpdb beta

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

3

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

2

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

to decide; to determine

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

1

(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

to be worn down; to be reduced

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

2

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

outer wall

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

bitter-tasting bug

3

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

3

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

3

disappointment; despair

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

4

this morning

2

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

1

something small; something petty; trifle

2

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

2

impression; strong belief; conviction

1

meaningless; pointless

2

to besmirch; to sully

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

5

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

2

intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

temporary

1

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

2

to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

2

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

mass production

1