jpdb beta

Irlam

3

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

Anatidae (duck family of birds)

1

Kuruş

1

crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)

5

one's condolences; feelings of sympathy

1

right to challenge; right to make a challenge

2

unbroken; endless; continuous

1

Vals (dance)

7

Burma

1

stereotype

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

I don't need it; I don't want it

1

coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)

1

dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down

1

pyroxene; augite

1

close call; narrow escape

1

Frederica

14

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

conservatives

2

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

whole day and night; 24 hours

1

worst; poor and boring; uncool

1

party-internal; within the party

1

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

1

posing a question; question

2

rapid eye movement; REM

5

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

petty underling; small fry

1

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

1

random-access memory; RAM

9

flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

hindsight-based opinion

1

graveyard

7

don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

1

mixed race; mixed parentage

4

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

guts; bowels; intestines

1

friction; discord; strife

1

to arrive; to come to pass

1

after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested

1

circumstantial evidence

1