jpdb beta

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

2

stitch

1

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

3

seedy-looking; thin

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)

2

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

to hang; to dangle

1

to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

1

(body) weight

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

consciousness; awareness; relief; calm

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

6

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

3

scope

1

magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

4

grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness

1

measurement; surveying

1

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

4

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

15

relief; aid; rescue

2

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

2

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

1

after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

short; brief

3

right in the center (centre)

1

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

beast; brute; animal

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

at once; immediately; right now

1

helicopter

2

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

4

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

2

talent; ability

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

9

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

2

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

3

to be kind to; to treat kindly

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

violence; mayhem

1