jpdb beta

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

8

mimic

2

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

3

to the end; to the last

1

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

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

3

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

5

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

4

juvenile delinquents roaming about the city in groups

1

trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

to become hungry

1

it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie

2

armed struggle

2

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

5

indicates emphasis

11

man fit for the post; right person

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

5

circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

2

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)

14

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

1

outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

pressure

2

even more; still more; further

4

low place; low-lying area; flat

1

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment

1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

1

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

4

fat; fat; wide

15

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

14

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

6

amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP

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

9

at least; at most; (even) just

4

to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

6

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

9

trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

1

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

7

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

2