jpdb beta

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

6

level; just; peaceful

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

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

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

moon; month

1

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)

1

school rules; school regulations

2

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

1

(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission

7

to hesitate; to waver

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

poison gas

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

4

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

table

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

physical condition; state of health

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

5

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

1

aha!; yes sir

1

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

secret society

2

villain; baddie; the villain's part

3

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

news

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

clique; faction

4

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

2