jpdb beta

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

4

breast; chest

4

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

8

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

3

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

3

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

1

on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

2

unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

1

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

1

scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods

2

failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize

1

perfectly fitting phrase

1

stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

2

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

3

to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch

1

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

5

standing abreast

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

participant; entrant; player; competitor

3

large number of people

2

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

1

you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)

1

double-edged sword

2

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose

1

main constituent; core; nucleus; subject

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

2

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

zero-based; starting again from scratch; starting afresh; starting with a clean slate

1

environmental protection

1

base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer

2

group; mass

1

to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

1