jpdb beta

to choose; to select

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

steel

1

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

2

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

to taste; to try (food or drink)

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

magnifying glass; loupe

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

I; me

3

personal; individual; private

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

miscalculation

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

speed

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

bedrock

3

to break; to smash

1

to fill a hole with earth

1

branch; subdivision

1

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

winner-takes-all (system)

1

to win; to gain victory

5

to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

1

strongest

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

shivering; trembling

1

hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible

1

being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

2

to choose; to select

1

paper balloon

1

to dry up completely; to become stale

2

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

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hydrogen (H)

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