jpdb beta

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

1

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

club budget; club expense

2

cut; reduction; curtailment

2

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy

1

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

unless (you do something)

1

funds; capital

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

friend; companion

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

1

dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

1

affirmative

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

1

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

2

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

1

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

2

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

2

don't you think?; indicates question

8

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

1

of course; certainly; naturally

2

proper; respectable; decent; honest

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

1

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

1

this person

2

left eye

2

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

1

flickering; blinking

1

to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

1

consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1