jpdb beta

physical

1

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

replication (of an experiment); verification (of experimental results); reproduction; supplementary examination; makeup exam

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

1

designer

1

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

1

to discuss; to talk together

5

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

2

discovery; detection; finding

2

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

4

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

at least; at most; (even) just

6

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

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

4

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

3

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

4

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

to get on; to climb on

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

4

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

1

to guess; to estimate

2

idea; plan

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

6

to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

3

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

6

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

9

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

9

great adventure

1

human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

report; information

4

material; materials; data; information; documents

1

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

4

secondary

1

in proportion to; according to; depending on

2

selfishness; selfish motive

4