jpdb beta

re-erection; rebuilding

1

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

1

government affairs

1

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

1

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

2

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

to crumble away; to collapse

1

funds; capital

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

2

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

tax

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

assistance; aid; support

4

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

1

mother and child

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

if necessary

1

to be matched against (in a sports contest)

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

6

cold sweat

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

1

light blue; pale blue

4

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

3

languidly; loosely

1

crest; coat of arms

10

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

2

cavern; grotto

1

to buy; to purchase

2

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

1

area; region

1

cave-in

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

amount of money; sum of money

4

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

1

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

1

national budget

1

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

mining

3

deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee

1

after the end (of something); post-

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1