jpdb beta

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

2

good humour (humor); good mood

4

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

2

(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

2

to get wet

1

military rule

1

first step

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

3

heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable

2

decision; determination

2

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

3

to give a reason

1

return of something; repayment

1

to intend; to be sure that

1

like; as if; the same as

4

locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

1

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

modest; humble

1

modesty; humility; being humble

1

extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

1

avarice

2

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

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

1

this evening; tonight

2

party; banquet; feast

10

very likely; very probable

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

1

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

2

natural; natural (sign)

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

4

army corps; corps

3

established fact; fait accompli

1

green hand; novice

2

ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

2

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

had better; is advisable

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

soldier; sailor

3

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

4