jpdb beta

one; one

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

2

counter for rules; rule; regulation

1

(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

2

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

1

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

3

ornament; decoration

3

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up

1

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

friend

4

mental fatigue; worry; boredom

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

3

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

to grumble; to complain

1

jewelry; jewellery

1

necklace

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

1

change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)

1

easygoing; optimistic; conceited

1

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

story of one's experiences

1

with a grin

1

call; invitation

3

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

bright; cheerful

1

number of times; frequency; count

2

to take out; to drag out

1

to become distant; to recede

1

mere; only; just; slight

2

strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

as soon as possible

1

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

3

to press a question; to cross-examine

2