jpdb beta

impossible; unlikely; improbable

7

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

4

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

5

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

4

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

right; privilege

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

4

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

5

at least; at most; (even) just

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

man

3

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

pardon me for leaving (first)

1

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

4

returning home directly

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

first thing in the morning

1

to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

6

stopping one night

1

overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

(not) very; (not) much

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

2

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

2

jealousy; envy

3

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

5

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

3

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

5

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

2

having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

5

while; during; while; although; all; both

3

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

5

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

3

one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

2

younger child

1