jpdb beta

to rack one's brain

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

this world; this life; world of the living

5

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

6

pupil (of the eye)

2

hell

8

parting; separation; farewell

2

substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)

1

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to

2

had better ...; had better not ...

3

to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

7

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

vanguard; advance guard

1

in the same way as; just like

2

to throw away

2

proving ground; test site

1

to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

1

thought; consideration; thinking

4

big arm; brawny arm

2

map

8

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

3

at once; immediately; right now

3

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

1

to have time free; to have time to spare

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

4

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

10

individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

13

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

2

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

6

time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

2

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

2

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

after the end (of something); post-

1

fierce fighting

2

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

1

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

to gain a victory; to win

1

plural; multiple; several

1

strategic

2

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

nominative case

3

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

one year; some time ago

2

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

3