jpdb beta

course; curriculum

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

9

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

3

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

2

handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)

1

review; rehearsal

4

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

2

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

defense; defence; defensive preparations

5

mascot character; mascot

1

imprinting; stenciling

1

to bind up; to tie up

2

umbilical cord

1

at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

to trickle down

3

to kneel

10

completion (of a course)

2

puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer

1

public holiday; celebration (of)

2

to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)

2

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

2

to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone

1

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

2

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme

2

study; learning; tutorial

2

to call each other; to call out to one another

2

hubbub; din; noise

1

conducting wire

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

8

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

3

to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

2

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

1

everyone at once; everyone together

6

defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage

2

to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly

5

to knock down; to send flying

2

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

3

deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person

4

personal delivery

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

3

important matter; matters of weight

1

(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)

1

common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

1

extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly

1

cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

5

circulation; dissemination

1

leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

2