jpdb beta

very hungry; starving; ravenous

1

level; standard; water level

1

to catch the eye; to attract attention

2

old clothes; secondhand clothing

4

sharing; division; draw; tie

7

to take turns doing; to do in rotation

2

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

5

to shoulder responsibility

1

outsider; alien elements

1

to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

1

both; (not) either

2

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

2

unconditional

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

2

second division; secondary division

6

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

password; watchword; motto; slogan

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

light-hearted; carefree

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

1

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

4

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

definite; sure

1

to make an appointment; to make a reservation

1

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

1

breach of manners; breach of etiquette

1

transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

5

basement; cellar

17

to carry or bring in(to)

1

roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity

1

thank you for your continued patronage

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

2

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

2

informal; unofficial

2

moreover; in addition

1

document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)

4