jpdb beta

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

2

reason; grounds

2

queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer

1

store; reserve; stock; savings

1

senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)

5

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

2

lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)

1

novel

1

eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly

1

writing (e.g. as a profession)

1

to twist; to distort

2

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

1

to rush back; to run back

1

great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

1

scarce; rare

3

anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape

1

bouncy ball

1

bounce; bound

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet

1

lower jaw; mandible

2

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

3

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

entry qualifications; joining qualifications

1

mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions

1

way; method; means; effect; result; benefit

1

trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)

1

OK; okay

2

lost article; lost property

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

3

winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs

1

purple lightning; flash; swordflash

1

urgency; exigency; emergency

2

big treat; great offer

1

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

1

rough sketch

2

autopsy; inquest; investigation of death

1

uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague

1

second; number two; runner-up

4

to fit in

3

spin-off; spinoff

1

depiction; description; portrayal

37

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

1

to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

1

official name; formal name

4