jpdb beta

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

2

switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change

7

light bulb

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

summary; recapitulation; aggregation

1

state of progress

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

smoke; fumes

2

fog; mist; spray

2

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

5

And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)

1

Mary Celeste (famous British ship found in 1872 without crew or passengers)

1

crew

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink

1

coffee

2

sense of responsibility

2

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

2

despair; hopelessness

8

indescribable; having no way to express

3

force of habit; inertia

2

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

1

still; as yet; as of old

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

1

water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway

1

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

2

drink; beverage

5

food

2

sofa; couch

2

kitchen

1

best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

2

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

2

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

1

sense of reality

1

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1