jpdb beta

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

2

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

2

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry

4

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

6

specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

1

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

5

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

4

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

2

in the end; at the end of the day

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

1

classmate

10

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

3

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

3

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

6

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

watchful waiting; careful supervision

3

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

1

chatting; idle talk

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

journal; magazine; periodical

6

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

to like; to prefer

5

teen

1

magazine

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

vivid; striking

1

gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

4

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

1

one rank; one grade

1

step-up; advance; progress; increase

1

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

2

dressing up

1

approach; approach shot

3

you; dear; honey

14

such; this sort of; like this

5

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

1

looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1