jpdb beta

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

6

the very thing; itself

3

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

ill will; malice; evil intent

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

3

brooch

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

4

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

10

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

13

end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

2

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

2

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

2

(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

1

to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely

1

(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding

1

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

4

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

5

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

3

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

excuse; pretext

1

night; evening; dinner

5

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance

1

application; request; petition

1

exemption; exoneration; discharge

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

24

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

doing long training runs

3

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

11

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

16

stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

2

grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie

3

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

3

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

5

nose

4

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

6

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

5

oxygen (O)

1

lung

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

3

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

3