jpdb beta

bell (often globular)

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

5

human intellect; knowledge

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

2

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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detection

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

1

to surround; to encircle; to enclose

5

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

6

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

4

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

5

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

2

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

8

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

2

steady; sound; reliable; solid

2

assault; violent attack

5

short distance

1

raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short

1

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

dome-shaped

2

uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

1

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

3

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

2

path; route; itinerary

2

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

2

to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

5

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad

1

restoration; repair; mending

3

random; unintentional; unintended

1

mummy

2

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2

passing each other

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence

1

limit; bound

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