jpdb beta

earnings

1

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

secretary; councillor; councilor

1

shipbuilding industry

1

incorrigible; dogged

1

fool

1

descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)

1

trouble; bother; annoyance

1

iceberg

5

foreman

1

dove; moderate; soft-liner

1

galleon

1

demolition contractor; wrecker; scrapyard; junkyard; auto wrecker

2

room for menservants

1

chopper

2

panels, planks or plating on the hull of a ship or aircraft

2

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait

1

in bad taste; problematic; of poor character

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

to be caught

1

to talk on and on; to talk one's head off

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

other people's money

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

1

thief; robber

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

prey; victim

1

long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)

2

(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

1

in search of; in order to look for

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control

1

shipwright; boatbuilder

6

to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)

1

made of copper

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

2

wheat straw; barley straw

1

keel

1

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

2

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

2

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

lob (esp. in tennis)

2

shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard

1

you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

1