jpdb beta

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

2

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

sense of smell; olfaction

1

ten minutes

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

5

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

pedestrian traffic

1

roadway; road; carriageway

1

to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

1

first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

1

main street; avenue; boulevard

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

asphalt

1

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat

3

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

2

to hide oneself

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

2

facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

2

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

2

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

building

2

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

4

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

4

pedestal

1

plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate

3

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

2

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

to polish up; to shine up

1

window

11

hotel

2

patient

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

2

celebrity; personage

1

rich person; wealthy person

1

physical condition; state of health; shape

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

4

glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

1

to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around

2

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

phew; whew

1

mwahaha; giggle; cackle

1