jpdb beta

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

1

outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness

4

less than ...; smaller ...

2

endurance; persistence

1

fuel consumption; gas mileage

1

to be uncommon

1

many; many kinds

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

8

talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful

2

easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)

1

firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship

1

to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself

2

to have no chance (of succeeding)

4

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

1

doll maker

7

time limit

1

to lend (e.g. money)

3

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

6

price collapse

1

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

2

under control (e.g. of territory)

2

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

5

amusement park

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

2

until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

2

at a moment's notice; readily

2

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

5

to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead

1

to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break

2

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

3

to break through a siege

2

Western (film genre)

3

firefight; gun battle; shoot-out

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

4

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

1

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

2

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

5

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

3

coffee break

1

the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

2

register; resistor

1

kitchen utensils

1

sphere; circle; range; category

5

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

2

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

4

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

3