jpdb beta

window

4

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

4

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

1

lamp; light

3

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

details; particulars

4

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

4

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

11

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

3

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

3

pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent

2

to contract (a disease); to suffer from

4

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

10

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

4

this sort of

4

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

4

to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

4

carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately

1

thank you

6

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

4

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

1

because; as; since

4

conviction; belief; confidence

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

15

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

3

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

2

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

3

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

10

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

similar to; like

3

first meeting; first interview with

1

dim; gloomy

5

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

2

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

anger; wrath

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

3

eye disease

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1