jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

swing; trapeze

7

surroundings; environs; circumference

11

invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

4

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

5

sand; grit

2

to rust; to become rusty

1

chain; chains

1

dull sound; muffled sound

1

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

1

how many years; how long; what year

2

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink

4

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

throat; singing voice

2

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

1

under blazing sun

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

14

carbonated drinks

1

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

3

lucky; fortunate

1

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

2

gambling

10

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

10

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

6

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

7

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

9

to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

8

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

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

cost-effectiveness; price-performance ratio

1

jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

2

to use one's head

1

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

one pair (poker)

14

two pair (poker)

6

three-of-a-kind (poker hand)

5

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

21

flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash

8

full house (esp. in card games such as poker)

2

four-of-a-kind (poker hand)

2

straight flush

1

popular name; common name; nickname; alias

5