jpdb beta

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

1

representative; delegate

2

copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy

3

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

2

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

2

criminal; culprit

1

means; is; as for

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

3

solving a riddle; solving a mystery

2

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

2

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

1

regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

3

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

2

allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation

1

to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

2

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

1

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

1

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

conference room; place of assembly

5

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

probable; likely

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

1

arc

1

name plate; name tag; label

3

absence; non-attendance

1

soldier

1

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

1

diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

1

setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)

2

discovery; detection; finding

2

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

1

cloudy sky; overcast sky

2

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

2

plumbing; piping

3

long desk; long table

6

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

3