jpdb beta

slight; little; insignificant

1

little bit

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

two o'clock

6

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

that day; the very same day

3

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

line of flow

1

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

1

sign; signal; cue

1

question sheet; question paper

1

(process of) elimination

1

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

2

club activities; group activities

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

gratitude; thanks

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

bitter

1

good news

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

16

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

5

gastric juice

1

to gradually rise

4

surely (not); certainly (not)

2

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

1

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

1

cooling; refrigeration

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

4

anything and everything; just about everything

2

to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

2

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

1

detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

1

moment; brief space of time

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

9

sigh

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

1

fire alarm

1