jpdb beta

to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate

1

cat's cradle

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

3

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

1

foundation stone; cornerstone

1

one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

1

intuitive

1

question; query

5

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

5

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1

with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor

1

to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)

1

to call each other; to call out to one another

1

caramel (soft candy)

1

count; earl

1

pumpkin pie

1

to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

2

bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic

3

full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

3

excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over

1

(video) recording

4

partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

off duty

1

group; party; team; squad; section

1

daily wages

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

1

wealthy person; millionaire

3

to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize

2

passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)

1

grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

1

boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship

2

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

3

to behave modestly

1

seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order

1

vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

13

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

1

compromise plan

1

(one's) peers; people around one

2

generosity

1

bora

1

expenses; disbursements

2

exiting a room

3

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

8

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

6

filthy; dirty (looking); drab

2

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1