jpdb beta

leaving one's seat

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

1

(social) class; rank; grade

3

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

one hour

2

hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting

2

drawing water

2

minuteness; one millionth

4

resignation; acceptance; consolation

1

to be completely still

1

useful; helpful

1

canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

1

business

1

to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of

1

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

1

meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

1

acquisition; possession

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment

1

person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint

1

to answer a question

2

injury; harm; danger

1

suggestion; hint; implication

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

to summon; to get used to call

1

to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

1

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

consecutive defeats; series of defeats

4

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

to buy up

2

illegal channel; back channel; black market

1

circumstances

1

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

1

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

1

imitation

2

during the war

2

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

2

belligerent; warlike

1

whenever you want; any time you like

1

food and drink; eating and drinking

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

fuse

2

speed reading

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

sand; grit

2

to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

1

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

2