jpdb beta

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

6

evidence; proof

21

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

3

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

2

time warp; time travel

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

cold (drinking) water

1

to pour on

1

fiction

1

script; screenplay; scenario

3

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

5

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

5

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

6

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

3

invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

2

at that time; in those days

8

to move forward; to move on

3

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

6

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

3

so what!; who gives a damn?

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

4

advance celebration

1

to do

1

cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry

2

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

21

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

2

at a young age; while still young

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

1

to fear; to be afraid of

3

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

2

to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)

1

falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)

2

distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement

1

to fade; to become dim

5

months (period of)

3

(arch.) I; you

2

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

5

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

2

admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic

1

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

2

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

9

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

1