jpdb beta

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

absolutely no smoking; complete smoking ban; total ban on smoking

1

to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

1

dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

trend of the times; way things are going

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

best; vest

1

contrast

1

at a loose end; having nothing to do

1

antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation

1

hashed meat with rice

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19; nineteen

1

growing child's hearty appetite

1

gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame

1

fond de veau; veal stock

1

sauce; Worcestershire sauce

1

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

2

classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)

1

to try out the food at various restaurants

1

another shop, store, or firm

1

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

1

half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe

2

colorful; colourful

1

beef

2

canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

2

gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)

1

to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)

1

beatitude; supreme bliss

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

2

often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

1

necessary evil

1

tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

likability; favorability; popularity

1

closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

flowerpot; plant pot

20

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

tiramisu

2

cocoa powder

1

mint; peppermint

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

1

arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food

2

to refer to; to use as reference

1

manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

1

leaving something where it is; abandoning something

1

investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

investigator; examiner

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