jpdb beta

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

4

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

2

forelock; bangs

1

narcissistic

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

2

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

4

to be at a loss for words

1

disappointment; let-down

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

custom

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

9

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

5

two copies

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

3

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

2

two copies

2

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose

1

reaction; response; reaction

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

6

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary

1

while; even though; despite

3

excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

perfect; complete

3

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

how; in what way; by what means

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

2

young person

2

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

3

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

2

connection

2

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

1