jpdb beta

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

to aim at

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

why; how; for what reason

4

fatal

1

hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal

2

elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability

1

to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

1

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

2

absorption; suction; attraction

3

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

1

portion; section; part

1

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

detour; roundabout way

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

6

body; body blow

8

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

5

to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on

1

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

2

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

1

a bit more; a bit longer

4

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

KO; knock-out

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

6

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4