jpdb beta

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

4

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

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

4

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

2

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1

(with) only the clothes one happens to wear

1

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

3

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

1

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

2

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

stocking; buying up

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

3

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

report; paper; reportage

5

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

electrical discharge

4

indicates emphasis

10

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

2

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

petty underling; small fry

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

4

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

3

morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

4

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

2

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

3

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

2

the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

19

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

1

to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

3

battlefield; battleground

5

fair and square; open and aboveboard

9

adjustment; touch up

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

3

truth; reality

6

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

5

to win and advance to the next round

1

cooperation; coordination; link

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

11

dodgy dealings; monkey business

1

exit from a room

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

3

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

2