jpdb beta

waste; extravagance

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

3

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

1

price; value; cost

1

reasonable (esp. price)

2

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

of all people

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

3

test of strength

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

1

end-of-year

3

grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

to jump up to one's feet

1

both shoulders

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

3

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

2

greeting; a fine thing to say

1

relative; relation; kin

1

custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

1

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

3

absence; non-attendance

2

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

9

homecoming; returning home

2

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

1

twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

2

to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2

bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment

2

notice; notification; report; posting

1

sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author

1

wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

1

listed company (on a stock exchange)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

1

assassination

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

1