jpdb beta

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

whether (or not); if

13

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

6

way; method; means; resource; course

3

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

5

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

3

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

8

four

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

2

resultant; consequential

1

total (number); count

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

7

from the beginning; from scratch

2

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

12

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

2

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

6

material; materials; data; information; documents

1

to scan; to look over

1

number of persons; personnel

1

change; transition; vicissitudes

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

1

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

the deceased; deaths; persons killed

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

7

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

2

western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

6

person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)

1

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

2

to have an accident; to meet with an accident

1

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

interruption; suspension; break

2

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

5

hmm; I see; hrm

8

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

9

becoming active; increase in activity

1

to keep a watchful eye on

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

1

now; nowadays

4

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

4

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

2