jpdb beta

to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

5

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

6

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

21

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

2

employee; worker

1

hostage

17

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

18

rifle

2

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

5

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

1

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

7

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

3

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

3

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

2

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

3

helicopter

2

airport

1

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

5

pilot

3

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

fuel

1

quite a lot

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

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

2

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

3

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

3

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad

1

relatively; comparatively

2

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

6

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

to take time

2

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

of course; certainly; naturally

4