jpdb beta

to touch the vital point

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

3

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

3

way; method; means

1

(feelings of) love

1

hero

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

1

blazing fastball

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

3

recent years

1

place where one works; construction site; working area

2

both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting

1

Christmas present

9

14th day of the month; 14 days

5

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

1

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

1

image change; changing one's image; makeover

2

large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

1

to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with

1

stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

bright; intelligent

2

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

1

analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse

1

forked road; crossroads

1

pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

5

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

2

being angry (suddenly)

1

jumbo-size

1

party of tourists

1

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

2

fast walking; semi-jogging

1

rule; regulation

2

something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot

3

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

1

reply; answer

4

spy movie; spy film

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

skill

1

to add (e.g. a postscript)

1