jpdb beta

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

5

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

3

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

3

contrived; false-sounding

1

homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)

1

name; given name; first name

7

unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

1

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

4

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

if so; in that case

3

simply; merely; only; solely

13

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

blow; hit; stroke

2

to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

1

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

1

in one's own way or style

3

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

10

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

3

please; somehow or other; one way or another

5

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

8

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

2

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

case; situation

4

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

5

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

reaction; response

7

performing music in the street; busking

3

notice; announcement

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

tenacity; endurance

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

19

how many hours?

2

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

4

though; much as

1

one hour

6

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

4