jpdb beta

far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead

1

last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

1

(pet) owner; keeper

1

cherry tree

1

Dragunova

2

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

1

to cross swords (with)

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

6

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge

1

to squat; to crouch

3

back (of the body)

8

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)

2

full view; plain sight; completely visible

1

ceramics; pottery and porcelain

1

raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

2

how; in what way; by what means

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

1

hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)

1

eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

overheating; overexcitement

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

11

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

6

safety pin

1

younger sister

3

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

1

to be silent; to say nothing

11

sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

1

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

4

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

8

educational institution; school; academy; campus

4

Island; insula; island; islet

3

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

8

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

5

to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

3

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

7