jpdb beta

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

body; frame

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

2

thrifty person; stingy person; tight-fisted person

1

person of common sense; common sense man

2

category

1

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

most of all; extremely; supremely

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

end; edge; tip

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

7

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

3

there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other

1

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

2

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

professional-level

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

dung beetle; tumblebug

1

about the same; about equal to; close match

1

to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

3

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

1

to feel depressed; to be down

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

truly; in earnest

1

benefactor; patron

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

misfortunes never come singly

1

making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face

1

having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

1

end; conclusion

1

like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

1

every day and every night

1

victory celebration party; victory banquet

1

merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree

1

publicity (information) activities; public relations

1

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

1

pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional

1

pleasure quarter

1

main street

1

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

3

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

2