jpdb beta

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

examination results; test result; test outcome

1

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

headquarters; head office; main office

8

qualifications of candidacy for an examination

1

minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group

1

difficult to speak about

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

3

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

petition; appeal

2

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

good young man; agreeable youth

1

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

defeating in an instant; instant kill

1

easily; without effort

2

self-conceit; pride

1

gigantic elephant

1

gigantic statue; colossus; huge image

1

sense of humiliation

1

while being out of the office or away from home

1

situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position

1

to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

1

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

3

currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance

1

to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

2

to happen to be present

5

to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

1

originator; founder

1

where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination

1

to smile (at); to grin (at)

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

4

even

1

to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos

3

promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

1

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country

1

long distance; long haul; long-distance race

2

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

3

to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind

1

sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position

1

nonfiction

1

freedom; free man; free woman

2

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

12

not worth considering; out of the question

1

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

2