jpdb beta

to win; to gain victory

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

5

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

surely; certainly

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

sport; sports

2

value; worth; merit

2

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

2

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

5

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

mother; wife

4

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

6

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

5

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

mother; mom; mum; wife

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

police; police officer; police station

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

7

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

2

you (plural)

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

1

just before

1

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

2

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

2

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

3

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1