jpdb beta

long boundary

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

close to the wall; alongside the wall

1

to count; to enumerate

2

mechanical

1

spoon

1

to perspire; to sweat

3

(Western) soup

1

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

2

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

1

dessert; desert

1

fruit

1

finger bowl

1

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

3

thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate

1

to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

1

rule; government

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

I; me

6

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

smiling face

1

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

2

retirement

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

3

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

to hesitate to say

2

view; outlook; prospect

1

to check; to compare

1

bad influence; negative influence

1

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

2

good news

1

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

freely; frankly; without reserve

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1