jpdb beta

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

food

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

dried meat; jerky

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

1

every kind; all sorts

1

portion; potion

1

rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)

1

stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece

6

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission

4

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

4

cave; cavern; grotto

3

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

3

(the thing) itself

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

3

out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit

1

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

mineral

1

sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)

1

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

petition; appeal

1

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

1

composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge

2

quality (of a product or a service)

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

the five fingers; leading five; top five

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

things; everything

1

temple (on side of head)

1

tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

2

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

5th day of the month; five days

2

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

1

biography; life story

1

4th day of the month; four days

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

half day

2

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

1

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

1