jpdb beta

Mexico

1

outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings

1

seawater; saltwater

1

table salt

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

8

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

(someone else's) child; child; kid

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

3

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

selection; choice; option

4

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

7

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

tall and lean figure

5

special price; bargain price

1

wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

1

to take one's eyes off

2

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

1

knife

2

to cut; to slit; to slash

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

depravity; corruption; degradation

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

2

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

2

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

1

experienced; seasoned; veteran

1

pianist

1

yellow

2

brilliant; bright; glorious

1

(fine) art; the arts

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

2

(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire

2

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

3