jpdb beta

nothing but; none other than

2

manufacture; production

1

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

1

to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange

2

groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)

1

(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)

1

mica; isinglass

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

injury; wound

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

4

to fetch; to go and get

1

just who do you think you are?

1

being about to cry; the verge of tears

2

rapid (e.g. progress)

2

to make an apology

3

slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

after the end (of something)

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

1

student (college) life

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

praise; glorification; extolment

4

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

2

little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

1

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

2

(school) class

1

journal; log

3

diary; journal

2

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

3

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

2

rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee

2

to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

being left out; being ostracized

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

virtue; charm; merit; good point

3

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

1

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

3

rare; seldom

1

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

3

invasion

1

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)

2

(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)

2

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

12

curriculum

3