jpdb beta

just because; even if; even though

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

17

circuit; line

10

password

27

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

21

without

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

1

guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom

3

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

time passes

2

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

to meet face-to-face

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

1

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

1

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

1

(in) my own way

2

to exert oneself; to make efforts

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

2

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

1

out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

thousand years; millennium; eternity

1

ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

2

impossible to do (although wants to)

2

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

1

mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall

1

(find) common (meeting) ground

3

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to rack one's brain

1

rift between clouds

1

idea

4

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

68

judicial precedent; leading case; prior case

1

client; requester

1

personal information

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

1