jpdb beta

practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

4

uncertain; indefinite

1

to feel relaxed; to be soothed

1

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

2

with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle

1

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

1

to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up

2

to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

5

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

1

hysteria

1

to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)

1

offensive (movement); aggression

1

subscriber; reader; admirer

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

the principle of the thing

1

(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball

1

immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

1

reconciliation of interests; settlement of interests

1

last resort

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

continuous

1

almost not able (to do something)

1

entrance fee; participation cost

1

sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing

1

call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder

3

to buy up

1

to cultivate a better understanding

1

adult age; majority

1

leaving (it) to others

1

ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

1

preventive measure; precautionary measure

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

2

knowing only too well; being fully aware of

1

be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation

1

end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot

1

golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

2

(in one's) possession

2

to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

3

outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

reliable; authentic

1

national treasury

2

inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral

1

generation; lifetime; age

5

starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

4