jpdb beta

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

11

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

3

very likely; very probable

2

they; them

6

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

2

annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out

6

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

opponent; antagonist

2

to glare at; to scowl at

9

khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)

2

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

boss; chief; head

1

support; backing; patronage

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

4

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

13

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

3

kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone

4

why; how; for what reason

11

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

4

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

10

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

38

now; come (now); well

1

then; if so; if

5

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

if it is (the case that ...)

5

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

2

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

7

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

2

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

12

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

3

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

16

imagination; supposition; guess

4

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

2

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

8

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1