jpdb beta

evening meal; dinner; supper

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

to occur; to happen

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

6

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

3

sunshine; sunlight

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)

2

one side

1

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

2

very interesting; of great interest

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

7

specialization; specialisation

1

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

3

destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

3

double-edged; double-edged blade

1

practice; practising; experience

1

(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

1

to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

to suit; to match; to become; to be like

3

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

4

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

be; is

2

two (long cylindrical things)

5

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

8

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

2

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

usually; under usual circumstances

1

one week

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

5

casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

2