jpdb beta

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

3

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

3

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

2

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

mass-market segment; main (e.g. price range); largest (e.g. age group)

1

bowing (a string instrument)

1

from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

2

collapse; downfall

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

himself; he himself

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

short-term

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

basis for decision; evidence for judging

1

light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

1

raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

shorter way; shortcut

1

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

1

dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

5

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

3

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

1

to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution

1

immediately following

3

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique

5

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

left side; left-hand side

2

right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

1

distribution

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

2

touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

2