jpdb beta

village

4

usual state of things

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

whisky; whiskey

1

drinking straight from a bottle

1

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

5

monetary value

1

duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

one boat; one ship

7

sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship

1

eyepatch; eye bandage

5

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

4

to buy; to purchase

4

paint

1

to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off

3

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

1

skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline

2

papier mâché; something that looks good superficially

2

to daub; to paint

2

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter

1

wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished

1

look

1

disguise; masquerade

4

similarly; same (idea); same (name)

2

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

middle-aged man; uncle

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

2

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

4

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

ocean; open sea

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

1

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)

6

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

1

spark

4

coarse; crude; inferior

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

radio calisthenics

2

telecommunications; correspondence

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

6