jpdb beta

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

5

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

10

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

4

various

2

in that manner; like that

6

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

5

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

2

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

2

to continue (to say)

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

feeble

2

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

3

to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower

2

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

7

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

6

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

15

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

grandiose; exaggerated

3

limit; restriction

2

source of information; intelligence source; message source

5

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure

1

anything and everything; just about everything

4

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

3

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

3

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

2

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

6

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

2

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

6

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

5

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

6

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

1

pose; pause

5

judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities

1

abrupt; sudden

5

truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

19

to sell

11

poisoning; addiction

5

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1