jpdb beta

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

3

along a wall

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

2

to take charge during someone's absence

2

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

2

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

safety device

4

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

2

darkness; the dark

3

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

to creep about; to crawl around

1

hubbub; din; noise

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

14

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

question; query

4

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

acquaintance

1

in addition; besides

3

should do; ought to do

1

subordinate person

13

how long; how much; to what extent

2

chance; opportunity

2

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

long way; distant place

3

to ring; to clang

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

6

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

3

little by little

6

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

sigh; long breath

2

silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

7

heart; guts; nerve; central part

5

deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

1

internal organs; viscera; intestines

1

chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

2

to throb; to beat fast

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

light; right; right field; right fielder

2

echolocation

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

3

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

5

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

2

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

8

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

5