jpdb beta

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

4

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

4

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

4

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

1

to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible

1

disappointment; despair

2

cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)

1

juice; sap; soup; broth

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

2

wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

3

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

1

compensation; equivalent value; consideration

1

to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

1

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

2

filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime

1

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

extermination; expulsion; destruction

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

3

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

2

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

1

decision; determination

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

1

to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove

1

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

definite

2

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

3

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

2

governor; leader; ruler

1

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

2

business rival; professional jealousy

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

buying; purchasing

2

food

3

kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

3