jpdb beta

second hand (of clock)

1

awfully; terribly

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

half share; half a man

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

3

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

4

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

4

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

badness; evilness; bad; evil

1

custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)

1

welcome; reception

1

consumption; expenditure

1

government worker; public servant; civil servant

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out

1

ethical

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

3

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

1

rebellion

1

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

2

in history; ever; historical

1

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

1

youngest

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

1

reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

chronic

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to send in

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

2

bureaucratic organization; bureaucracy

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

3

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

political strength

1

brand new; fresh

2

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

3

to take one's eyes off

4

near oneself; close to one; familiar

2