jpdb beta

smoothly; easily; readily

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

3

since when; from when; how long

2

mere; only; just; slight

1

several minutes; a few minutes

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

3

reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees

1

laughingstock

1

one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

5

lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

7

genuine article; real thing; real deal

3

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

7

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

3

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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the whole country

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

2

armor; armour

3

equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on

3

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

2

place; position; location; position; standing; status

5

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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beginner

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

4

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

2

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

5

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

3

efficiency

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

2

to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

2

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

unnecessary; needless

1

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

1

furthermore; even more

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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those; they

7

swallowing; deglutition

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

to kill time

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