jpdb beta

proclamation; promulgation

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

8

plants; vegetation

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

2

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

4

period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am

1

late; slowly

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

7

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

2

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

headache

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

conference room; council room

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

9

chair; stool; post; office; position

5

to sit (down)

2

father

14

body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

6

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

1

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

10

performance of one's official duties

3

desk

3

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)

2

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

3

metal

10

enshrinement

1

to be

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

speaking of ...; as for ...

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

3

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

3

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

8

with a bump; with a clunk

1

back of the hand

1

third floor

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

22

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

9

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

20

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

14

even

2

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

4

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

value; worth; merit

8