jpdb beta

independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity

1

dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon

1

bean sprouts

4

lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

1

intellectual property

2

to pinch; to nip

2

good

1

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

2

renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal

1

quality control

2

mobile device

1

all parts; various parts; every department

1

expected value; expectation value; expectation

1

available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)

1

not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

1

cross-departmental; cross-functional

1

on the chopping board

1

to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

1

restless; fidgety; fussy

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

2

to be preeminent; to be outstanding

1

focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

1

elementary and middle schools

1

class meeting; classroom assembly

1

gloomy

2

pen nibs

1

computer-aided manufacturing; CAM

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

2

adviser; advisor

3

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

1

to disperse; to take a castle

1

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener

2

café au lait

4

sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)

1

how many people

2

chance meeting

2

logger

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

3

all-out war; total war

2

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

seeing; looking at

2

fate; destiny; predestination

3

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

3

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

2

spite; resentment

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

5

to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock

1