jpdb beta

high-quality goods; luxury item

1

biological weapon

2

one; one

2

allegory; fable; parable

3

moving; changing residence; change of address

1

to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset

3

to push away; to push aside; to shove

2

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

2

sincerity; true heart; devotion

1

rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs

2

something small; something petty; trifle

1

combination; union; combined; joint; congruence

1

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

1

narrow victory

1

nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

2

mine guards (during a strike)

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition

1

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

1

idealist

1

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

ambitious person

1

to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

3

to be relieved of one's post

1

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

1

soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

addition; adding; supplement

1

conversely; on the contrary

1

splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch

1

avid reader; bookworm

1

to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

2

simple and clear; plain and simple

2

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

sinful; wicked; immoral

1

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

1

one defeat

2

simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

1

demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour

1

to fall in love

1

to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

2

purgatory

1

in; at; for

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

both arms

4

temple; shrine; sanctuary

2

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

divine will

1

big; large; great

2