jpdb beta

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

2

dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

1

moderate; proper; just right

2

waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit

1

full-time service

5

grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment

2

to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

case worker; case officer

1

to leave word; to leave a message

1

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

1

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

2

measure; step; action

1

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

to jab; to hit; to punch

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

3

summit meeting; top-level conference

1

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

1

to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail

2

difficult situation

1

(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

1

very young bride; child bride; childish wife

2

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

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

2

to defeat

2

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

4

bad news; news of a death; death notice

1

main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition

1

many-sided; multifarious; versatility

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

1

to jest; to joke

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

3

(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener

1

seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

1

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

attractiveness; charm; amiability

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

1

basically; fundamentally

1

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

1

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

1

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

2

to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)

1