jpdb beta

not just once; more than once; many times; again and again

1

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

4

kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

8

bowl

2

gelatin; gelatine

1

cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate

1

cream of corn soup

1

to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)

1

beginning; start

2

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

2

nutritional value; food value

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

12

subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

2

Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce

2

stimulating; exciting; provocative

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

6

basis for decision; evidence for judging

2

the two; both

4

to become complicated

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

5

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

6

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

3

in haste

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

3

craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom

2

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

6

school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

2

hula (dance)

4

one question

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

11

acute ear; good ear

2

astronaut

2

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

asphalt

1

road; highway

5

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

black (colour, color)

1

object; body; solid

4

main ingredient; main component

2

hydrocarbon

1