jpdb beta

good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

1

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

6

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

40

highest grade; top class

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

1

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

impression

2

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

2

pressure

2

to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

2

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation

40

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

11

equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

1

to feel nauseous

1

to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

4

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

in addition

2

unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking

1

national crisis; national disaster

1

shoulders

1

to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

3

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique

1

ability; capability; skill

2

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

9

war; fighting; fierce competition

14

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

5

experience

3

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

someone; somebody

11

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

failure; mistake; blunder

3

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

3

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

14

so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense

1

parasite

1

abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

3