jpdb beta

with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack

1

abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess

1

trial run; test run

1

while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with

3

to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

1

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

1

to stick to; to cling to

3

a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

dry wind

2

inverse proportion

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

2

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

picture book

1

to lose hope

1

languid; listless

1

air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

2

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do

1

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

12

formation; combination

1

to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

1

matter causing distress; something causing worry

3

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding

1

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

4

expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

2

prime; conspicuous

2

importance; priority

2

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

sealed letter

1

seal (letters, documents, etc.)

1

separate; special; another; separately

1

to spare time (for)

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

1

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail

1

dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part

1

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

1

fastest

2

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude

1

to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

1

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

2