jpdb beta

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

3

estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

11

regret; repentance; remorse

4

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

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

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

2

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

3

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

12

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

3

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

1

in that manner; like that

2

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

1

bottom of one's heart

2

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

2

to pretend; to act (as if)

1

vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

assertion; declaration; affirmation

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

rather than; more ... than ...

6

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

9

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

5

guardian; protector; patron; parent

1

of tender years; very young

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

adult; grown-up

5

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

9

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

6

starting point; origin

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

6

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

8

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

6

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

3

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

1

to become settled; to be fixed

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3