jpdb beta

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

5

machine gun

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

then; if so; if

1

depreciation

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

insurance premium

1

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

2

yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing

1

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

unless one ...; if one does not ...

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

2

to use one's head

1

control column; yoke; joystick

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

1

agent

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

3

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

fist fight

1

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

4

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

pacifist

1

to get along well with; to make a go of it

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

4

queen

2

Esmeralda

2

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

3

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

3

clinical trial

1

one month

3

obstruction of business; interference with business

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

2

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1