jpdb beta

welcome; (warm) reception

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

3

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

little by little; bit by bit

4

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

disintegration; self-destruction

1

soon; before long; in the near future

2

to hold (a ceremony); to perform

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

6

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

5

protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

worst; worst-case (scenario)

3

decision; judgment; resolution

11

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

2

great speed; extreme speed; swiftness

2

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

2

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

2

blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

3

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

7

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

1

scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage

2

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

4

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

3

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

3

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

2

mere; only; just; slight

3

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

3

to grasp tightly

1

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

1

regulation; control

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

2

precisely because

5

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

3

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

1

density

2

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

2

of course; certainly; naturally

3

(very) patient; persevering

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

to pour on

1

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

1

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

2