jpdb beta

standard; set; routine; decided

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

how many; how old

1

fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

retirement

1

to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive

1

large build; large pattern

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

14

thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

1

sand; grit; fine gravel

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

5

only; merely; but; no more than

2

5th day of the month; five days

1

to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)

1

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

2

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

4

reasonable; suitable

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

4

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

2

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

matchless; unequalled; unequaled

1

love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker

2

daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

3

to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

3

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

2

becoming active; increase in activity

2

another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

3

pace

1

gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

1

to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind

1

heavy drinker

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

2

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

only; sole; unique

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

2

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

2

to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

3

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

2

headlock (wrestling move)

1

bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)

1