jpdb beta

upper half of the body; upper body

2

agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

1

to like; to love; to be fond of

3

surrounding at a distance

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

obvious; transparent

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

2

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

to survive

2

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

uninteresting

1

minority group (party); minority

1

like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul

1

sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

2

launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

1

bar; pub; tavern

2

round table

1

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

4

territory; domain; field; area; domain; region

9

invisibility

2

slaughter; massacre

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

1

to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

4

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

4

Be-ra

11

ideally; if one were to wish for more

1

blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish

1

contrast

1

overall; general; as a whole

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

2

rapier

1

to show in; to usher in

1

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

1

to knock down; to bring down

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

viewing as a problem; problematizing

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

4