jpdb beta

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

1

thoughtful; speculative

1

uncertain; indefinite

2

systematic; organized; organizational

2

gradual decrease; decline

2

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

just now; at this moment; at this point of time

1

module

1

two thirds

1

allocation; assignment; allotment

2

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

rehearsal

1

awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

1

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

2

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

1

national character; regional character

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

printing telegraphy

1

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

1

avalanche; snowslide

2

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

11

last resort

9

friendly match (game); friendly

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

1

to defeat

1

consecutive victories; series of victories

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

3

system crash

3

hitting; battering

1

crash; kurash (wrestling)

3

property damage (i.e. as from an accident)

1

initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting

2

careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person

1

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

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

1

very easily

1

event; phenomenon; matter

3

divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

2

detection; sense (e.g. sensor)

1

recovery

2