jpdb beta

first impression

1

crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

1

Oh no; Oh dear

1

catch; playing catch

2

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

3

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks

1

carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water

1

chit; slip; ticket; voucher

2

stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

1

bay

3

laurel

3

horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language

3

representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

1

uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark

2

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

2

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

2

letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)

10

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

4

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

1

how to use; method for using; way of using

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

4

(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium

1

to leave as it is; to defer

1

opposition faction

2

construction site

1

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

2

self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility

2

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

1

exposure to the sun; sunny place

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall

1

(sense of) taste; palate

3

that kind of; such a

1

hygienic; sanitary

1

right now; just now

2

conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression

1

piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)

1

tambourine

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vibraphone; vibes

1

theremin (electronic musical instrument)

1

cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying

1