jpdb beta

to pour on

2

to expel; to drive out

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

3

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

5

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

5

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

6

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

4

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...

34

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

4

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

7

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

2

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

4

joke; jest; funny story

3

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

15

morning; breakfast

2

more than usual (usu. time)

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

1

milligram; mg

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

4

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

5

breakfast

6

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

5

to have a good appetite

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

6

omelette; omelet

1

fork; forkball

2

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

5

ingredient; component; composition

3

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

4

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

21

food

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

6

risk

3

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

4

environment; surroundings; circumstances

5

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

2

bedrock

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1