jpdb beta

to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

1

reasoning; logic; persuasion

1

rampart; castle walls

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

6

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

3

waking up early; getting up early; early rising

1

delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee

2

next week

3

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

5

number of persons; personnel

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1

success; hit

3

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

2

content-free chat; idle gossip

1

drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

1

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

1

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

4

going through; going via; going by way of

1

contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

2

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

the following week; the next week

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

2

hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

2

near future

1

to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

1

heating power; thermal power; firepower

1

to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

4

(raw) material

1

to get dry

2

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

1

freely; right and left; as one pleases

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window

1

stealthily; secretly

4

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

2

broke; skint

1

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

1

to become better; to improve

2

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

4

uh-oh; oops; sorry

6