jpdb beta

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

precisely because

1

thank you; thanks

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

7

after that; afterwards; thereafter

2

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

4

to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

excuse; explanation

1

I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead

3

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

and then; after that

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

possible; likely; probable

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

1

fact; truth; reality

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

playing house

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

accumulation; accumulate; store

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

to pray; to wish

1

(it was) not until; (it was) only when

1

winter

1

to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

road approaching a shrine

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

2

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

easy to understand

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

1

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

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

to become; to amount to

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

1