jpdb beta

pile; accumulation

1

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

to understand; to make out

1

recovery; rescue; recapture

1

target

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

decisive; resolute; determined; firm

1

ambition; aspiration

3

stir; commotion; noise

2

mixture; impurities

1

supplement; addendum; appendix

1

to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks

1

filing

1

meaningless; pointless

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

2

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

2

(flower) petal

8

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

2

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

romantic

1

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

1

to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

friend; acquaintance

1

to have repercussions

1

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

2

inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction

1

the other; the other one

3

half step; half a step

4

to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

1

being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

1

nuclear

1

without a moment's delay

3

bloomers; (girls') gym shorts

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

fool

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

5

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden

1

ring

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

4

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

2