jpdb beta

ruler's orders; master's orders

2

never (before)

2

to beckon

2

active people; doers; people who get things done

2

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit

1

to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears

1

to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

4

week after next

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

6

clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled

1

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

11

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

wheel stop; parking block; buffer stop; bumper; (wheel) chock; bollard (for preventing vehicle access)

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

(never) again

2

to be tired of hearing

3

bar; pub; tavern

4

to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

2

taking measurements

1

rehearsal

9

having a crush on someone

2

substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double

3

pollen

1

to mimic; to imitate

3

division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties

1

to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more

3

to have a smattering knowledge of

1

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

2

hot topic; talk of the town

1

to backbite

3

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

simultaneous; all at once

2

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

3

person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)

3

difficult to speak about

6

book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures

2

reading circle; reading group; book club

8

taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

1

toast; congratulatory cup

3

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

happy family get-together

3

vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding

2

large-scale

4

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

3

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1