jpdb beta

kettle

1

milk

21

sugar

3

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

2

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

2

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

3

strong pressure; heavy pressure

3

soundless; mute

4

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

1

short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

1

combination technique in Judo

2

election loss; rejection

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

5

standing abreast

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

3

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

3

what people say; rumours; public opinion

3

double-edged sword

3

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

of no concern at all; no skin off my nose

1

monolith; large slab of rock

2

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

zero-base

1

environmental protection

1

base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer

3

group; mass

1

rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

5

in high spirits

3

full of; brimming with

1

tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

5

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city

1

equanimity; upeksa; upekkha

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

4

negative; minus

1

odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre

1

exceedingly; very

1

diorama

7

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

10

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

1

electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug

1

code; cord; chord

1

terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)

1

pointing and calling (occupational safety method)

5