jpdb beta

cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)

14

to be hazy; to be misty

1

to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam

5

tens of millions (of)

1

if you do this; if this is the case

2

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

2

to listen again; to ask again

1

immediate reply

1

laundry; laundromat; launderette

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

1

preparation; arrangements

1

credit; credit sale; selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); credit card; credit titles (of a film, TV show, etc.); credits; (giving) credits (to the creator, copyright holder, etc.)

1

securities exchange; stock exchange; bourse

1

(local) finance bureau

1

strong point

1

bank clerk

1

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

2

dark

1

nebula

201

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

1

results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results

1

to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed

1

hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly

1

Jip

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

2

(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)

16

cross-section view

1

arena

1

moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo

1

-cide; killing; killer (of ...)

1

relief; aid; rescue

3

jealousy; regarding with jealousy

1

soon; shortly; before long; in a moment

1

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

2

shining

5

rice bran

1

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

2

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

1

to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

1