jpdb beta

several years; a few years

6

successor

3

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

professional duties

1

self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

1

that is to say; so that means

1

to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up

1

private property; personal belongings; personal effects

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed

1

cork

2

pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

1

empty can

2

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

1

place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket

1

label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

3

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another

2

lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

2

jam

1

empty bottle

1

shoe box; shoe shelf

8

between the pages of a book; between two books

2

to get between; to be caught in

4

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

3

proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright

1

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

killing two birds with one stone

1

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

1

place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

1

record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)

1

to be busy at work; to work diligently

1

intelligence

1

steel

1

studies; schoolwork; classwork

1

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

teapot

1

end; edge; tip

1

glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial

2

(filled) to the brim

1

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

plate; dish

1

tie; necktie

1

old newspapers

1

used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)

2

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

3