jpdb beta

rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

22

big job; great task

3

planning; plan; project; arrangements

7

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

3

meteorite

10

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

2

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

6

trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance

16

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

5

fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot

1

spectator; sightseer; onlooker

1

essentially nonexistent; virtually nil

2

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

4

rope

6

crater; pockmark

6

metal plate; metallic plate

9

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

3

outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere

2

coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

4

frictional heat

2

high fever; intense heat

2

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

5

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

16

in orbit

1

only recently; just of late

4

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

12

torpedo

1

to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending

2

eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

2

to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price

9

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

4

rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net

1

roll-call; muster

5

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

6

product; produce; result; fruit

5

unexpectedly; surprisingly

3

kilogram; kilogramme

1

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

5

cavity; hollow; cave; hollow

5

that said; that being said

1

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

5

false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement

1

history of commerce

1

technical standards compliance

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

what on Earth is this?

2

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1984 novel by Milan Kundera); Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí

1