jpdb beta

rather than (do ...)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

so much; so; like that

6

to be reliable

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

2

moment; second; instant

4

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

2

whisper; murmur

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

5

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

6

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

impulse; impetus; urge

3

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

7

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

just a minute; small quantity

1

flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

2

clock; watch; timepiece

1

at a glance; by accident

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

by the window

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

8

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

1

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

1

door(s) of a gate

1

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

1

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

5

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

13

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

7

desk

3

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

13

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

2

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

1

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

1

the way one works; one's working manner

1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1