jpdb beta

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

1

all; everything

3

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

1

example; an instance

1

to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude

1

burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)

1

revision

1

to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget

1

lower floor

1

vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room

1

adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

1

to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

1

dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo

1

shamelessly; brazenly

1

to say; to be pleased to say

3

childhood

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

2

inspection; observation

1

as you please; in any way you like; as you wish

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

discretion; discretionary power

1

to carry out a scheme

1

quality over quantity; quality before quantity

1

importance; gravity

1

cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation

1

overlooking; turning a blind eye

5

postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)

1

to be distant

1

inquiry; query; enquiry

5

internal strife; infighting; internal conflict

2

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

3

lie; fib; falsehood; untruth

1

grave (pit)

1

to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

3

springy (texture); doughy; elastic

1

along the way; along the road

1

military police

1

container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

1

stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill

3

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

feeling one gets from listening to something

2

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

2

bang; boom; crack

1

cough; ahem

1

preface; introduction; preamble

2

recovery

1

reset; fresh start; new beginning

1