jpdb beta

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy

1

contrastive

2

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

1

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

1

becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed

5

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

2

schedule; program; programme; itinerary

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

ability; performance; efficiency

1

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)

1

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

7

clairvoyance

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

this evening; tonight

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

1

to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

1

too much; excessive; too

4

to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

1

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

2

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill

1

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

word game; wordplay; playing with words

1

to amuse oneself; to make merry

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

1

non-standard product; non-standard goods

1

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

3

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

2

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

1

curriculum

2

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

3

market; fair

1

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

1