jpdb beta

bronze statue

2

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

3

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

3

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

2

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

2

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

6

biggest; largest scale

1

financial district

1

enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

1

gold (colour, color)

5

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

3

sly

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile

1

to be shaved or planed

1

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

4

boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom

4

to boil strongly; to be excited

1

good luck; fortune

3

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

1

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

3

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

1

money

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

we; us

10

(on the) street

1

(a) light; lights; lamp

4

countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel

1

on Earth; on the earth

4

to be smeared; to be covered

2

eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

19

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

4

returning home; going home; coming home; getting home

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

4

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

2

driver; chauffeur

3

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

2

limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)

7

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

3

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

10

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

2