jpdb beta

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1

gene manipulation

1

cloning

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

just before

2

home area; home town; local

2

counter for drops of liquid

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

3

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

1

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

6

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

1

shut up!; be quiet!

5

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

hey there; I say; see here

4

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

2

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

when; how soon; how long until

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

2

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

2

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

companion; company; tritagonist

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

3

to hurry; to hasten

1

to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on

1

to do

1

minor; not of age

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

rainy; showery; inclement

1

(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

1

to buy; to purchase

2

small; little; tiny

4

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

1

pattern; design

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

Goldschmidt

28

very rich person; the super rich

1

emphasis-adding particle

1

castle

5