jpdb beta

lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley

1

to begin to turn

1

file; rasp

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

1

every night

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

most; much; greatly

2

serious; not joking; straight

2

cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)

1

to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

1

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

1

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

2

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

2

typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

4

indiscriminately

1

export; exportation; efferent

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

3

low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

3

asking price

1

Liling

1

master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent

3

illegal; unlawful

4

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

3

employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker

1

deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

1

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

4

garbage dump; dump site

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

2

lamp; light

14

in the dark

3

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

3

bent back; hunchback; stoop

2

shadow; tail; following

2

wooden fence; board fence

1

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric

2

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

13

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

7

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

repair; mending

3

above-ground floor; ground floor

2

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

6

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

1

suddenly; with a jerk

2

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

2