jpdb beta

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

1

atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

4

to have an idea; to have a clue

2

mighty; powerful

1

notice; attention; observation

3

several (levels, floors)

1

winning percentage

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

2

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

surely (not); certainly (not)

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling

2

matter of time; question of time

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

2

to finish speaking

1

arrow; wedge; chock

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

derivation

1

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

hind foot; hind-legs

1

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

stone (used for throwing)

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

7

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

backward somersault; back handspring; backflip

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

1

to make a sound

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

physical strength; muscle strength

2

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary

1

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

2

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

in high spirits

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

6

purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)

3