jpdb beta

collation; comparison

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

2

experimental

1

only recently; just of late

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

2

patronage; protection

1

those (near the second person)

9

tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground

2

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

2

mist; haze

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

1

to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

3

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

6

main thread (of a story)

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2

frank; candid; frankfurter; frank

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

2

token (effort); something done for form's sake

1

will not do; do not; does not

3

to get angry; to become perverse

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

to rest; to suspend; to give relief

2

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

1

not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

3

summer grass

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

6

aviation; flying

1

gangway; ramp

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

4

reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

3

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

3

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

4

violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

3

shooting down (aircraft)

4

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried

1

normally; habitually

2

to keep up acquaintance

1

uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore

2

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

3

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

3

puppy; small dog

5