jpdb beta

mistake; error; blunder

2

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

corner; nook; recess

2

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

results; record; grades; marks

2

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

1

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

1

to increase in value; to gain prestige

1

jealousy; envy

5

they; those guys

2

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked

1

meaning; called; said

2

latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

3

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

1

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT

3

to overflow from something full

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

5

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

3

at a glance; by accident

3

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

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

in the same manner as before; the same as always

1

bright; cheerful

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

16

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2