jpdb beta

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

1

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

4

ability; performance; efficiency

2

experiment; experimentation

7

easily; without effort

1

the same generation; coeval

4

fast-talking; rapid talking

2

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

2

balance

4

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

2

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

3

in all

3

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

2

posterity; future generations; future life

1

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

1

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

1

in this way; like this

9

to put someone to trouble

3

return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

18

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

3

avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries

1

to stare back (at); to glare back

4

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

2

reserved seat

1

sanction; approval; decision

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

6

Vita

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around

7

waste of time

5

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

1

silent; mute; dumb

3

to die

1

medical examination; checkup; consultation

7

at work

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

3

ho-ho

1

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

2

strength training; resistance training

1

worry; anxiety; concern

2

to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)

1

(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

6

brainwashing

1

comeback

2

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

10

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

3

with a collapse; with a slump

3