jpdb beta

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

baseless; groundless

1

to drink too much

2

extremely; terrifically; super

1

losing weight; slimming; lean person

1

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

1

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information

1

to be concerned about

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

frustration

2

willpower; energy; vitality

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

3

folding one's arms

1

cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax

1

ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic

2

short pants; shorts

1

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

1

ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears

7

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

cotton swab

2

almost every day; almost daily

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

2

it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

to get on; to climb on

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

3

money; cash

1

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot

2

stinging (pain); smarting; tingling

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

4

wise; clever; smart

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

voice; cry; shout

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

1

karate; empty handed

1