jpdb beta

land owner; leaseholder

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

4

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

1

outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural

1

sponsor

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

funds; capital

1

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

2

movie set; filming location

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

3

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

1

mere; simple; sheer

2

category

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

5

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

1

objective

1

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

1

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

the very best; excellent; superb

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

6

disappointment; let-down

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to rant and rave; to raise hell

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

3

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

impossible

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

5