jpdb beta

gem; jewel; precious stone

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

6

subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

use; service; purpose

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

valuable article; valuables

1

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

15

within one's means

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

3

environment; circumstance

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

with these words; while saying

1

mortar

5

with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

2

liquid

7

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

3

extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

4

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

4

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

cover; lid; cap

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

4

foundation; basis

1

dose

4

primitive; original

1

but; however; provided that

3

consumption; expenditure

5

failure; mistake; blunder

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

14

number of times; frequency; count

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

2

effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit

1

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

3

restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

42

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

21

difficult to speak about

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

by myself; in person; by oneself

4

to attempt; to test; to try out

2