jpdb beta

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

3

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

3

birth; creation; formation

2

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

as if to say; as much as to say; as though

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

2

extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly

1

to get drunk

2

all night long; all through the night

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

to do without

1

pride; boast

1

applicant; candidate

2

conference room; council room

1

sixty; 60

2

full force

1

concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

500; five hundred; many

3

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room

4

beside; nearby

1

sidelocks; hair at the temples

1

crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing

1

the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe

2

seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head

1

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

3

velvet

2

flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce

1

vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

2

supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman

1

priest; monk; bonze

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

4

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

post; official position; managerial position; executive position

1

scarf

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