jpdb beta

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

1

(exercising) the right to command

1

transfer; assignment; conveyance

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

4

transactions; dealings; business

2

windward; upwind

1

coverall apron; cook's apron

3

being responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up

2

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

2

physical strength; muscular strength

1

support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation

1

swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

2

three-stranded

1

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

1

rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)

1

to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

7

centrifugal force

1

self-admonition

1

to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

mosquito

6

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

3

to send (rain); to shed

1

to pay respect (to)

1

revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

1

comb

4

one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

2

sheet; bed sheet

102

insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

1

deposit; earnest money

1

to select (the best); to choose; to pick out

2

companion; partner; spouse

1

early afternoon

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

1

woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

1

brazenly; unabashedly

5

tap; knock; bonk

5

not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

1

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

Waal; Wahl

2

chocolate

2

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

5

departure; leaving; starting; standing

2

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution

1

careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash

1