jpdb beta

decision; agreement

1

little by little

4

complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective

1

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

11

to win; to gain victory

4

privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

1

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

5

overall victory; championship

1

trophy

2

given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

this evening; tonight

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

1

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

2

attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

to become vulgar; to coarsen

1

lidded plastic container; Tupperware

1

beer

5

starry sky

2

beer garden

1

drinking bout; merrymaking

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

3

slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

assent; consent

1

since some time or another; since who-knows-when

1

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

portable

3

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

6

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

solar heat

1

integrated-circuit

1

one's own work; making by oneself

3

practical use; utility

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

2

plan; design; layout

1

machine parts; machinery; equipment

2

manufacture; production

1

period; term; interval

9

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

one week

10

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!

2

handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

2

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

5