jpdb beta

taco

2

cause of defeat

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

2

most numerous

3

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

2

focus (e.g. photographic); focal point

2

definite; sure

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

5

in large drops

1

brainwashing

1

normalcy; normality; normal

1

celery

2

bitter

1

wrapping paper

2

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

4

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

should time and circumstances permit

1

abusive language

1

tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

3

interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter

1

devastating; catastrophic; crushing

3

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

putting off; postponing

2

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

championship race; struggle for victory

2

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

compromise; giving in

3

to have time free; to have time to spare

1

being lost for words

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

rare; uncommon; not often seen

1

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

3

stochastic; probabilistic

2

to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

1

loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)

1

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

2

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

woman

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

4

to pluck; to pick; to tear

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to lean against; to set against

3

scone

2