jpdb beta

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

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to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

1

tire; tyre

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

2

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

1

should do; ought to do

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

4

escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

to push (something) against

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with

1

two wheels; two flowers

3

motor

1

groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)

1

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

1

to cling

1

to blow through; to blow across

1

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

eyelid

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

highway

6

to shake off; to throw off

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

2

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

1

excuse; explanation

2

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

proud

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the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

fierce

3

to take away; to carry off

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

2

to smash; to crush

2

darkness

1

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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

1

the fifth

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

just; right; pure; genuine; truth

1