jpdb beta

prayer book

1

to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard

3

dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding

1

width of a road

1

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

2

Melun (France); Murang (India)

12

fighting spirit

28

weird; odd

1

to keep face; to save face; to not lose face

1

untutored; wild

2

blocking the way; standing in the way

4

things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

4

to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

3

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

21

connection; linking; linkage; link

1

to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

1

lust

1

hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

to give up searching (for someone or something)

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

2

to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

1

introduction; meeting

5

virtually nonexistent; negligible; absolutely useless

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

67

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

3

hot pursuit; hot chase

1

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

2

to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart

1

miscalculation

6

to show off; to parade; to pretend

2

to enter someone's territory by force

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

9

to call each other; to call out to one another

6

afterbirth; placenta

2

arrowhead

1

candidate; applicant

1

study of foreign languages; linguistics

2

two periods; two terms

1

Naga

1

to replace; to substitute

1

to get on; to climb on

2

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

4

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

5

attack preparedness

1

facing south; southern exposure

1

food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)

1

expertise; special skills

1

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

3

quarrel; trouble; dispute

1