jpdb beta

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

4

sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

1

insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

laughingstock; object of ridicule

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

1

hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs

1

carpet; rug; runner

2

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

master musician

1

music

1

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

6

foolish talk; idle talk

2

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1

backroom deal

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

2

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

study; diligence; discount; reduction

1

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

4

future (usually near); prospects

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

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

1

forty; 40

3

narrow; thin (sized); slender

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

boundary line

1

(how) many times; (how) often

4

to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue

2

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

2

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

2

peace; harmony

1

our side; we

1

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

1

velvet

1

very deeply

4

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

4

wine

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

before long; even now

4

borderline; boundary

1

big problem

1

jokingly; in the form of a joke

3

not limited to; not just ...

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

3