jpdb beta

stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate

1

complete lie; outright lie

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

4

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

6

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

3

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

to do

2

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

confinement

1

for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

8

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

4

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

2

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

5

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

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 show someone (into a room)

8

unexpected; surprising

1

point in time; occasion

1

almost; roughly; approximately

3

checkmate

1

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

2

empty; vacant; hollow

2

to show; to display

9

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

point-blank range

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

value; worth; merit

2

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

6

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

return; coming back

1

inside; within

3

seat

3

to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

4

how; in what way; by what means

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1