jpdb beta

monetary; financial; pecuniary

2

not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

1

to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)

1

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

inside a meeting place

2

party venue; place for a party; banquet hall

3

wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

3

thank-you party

1

idiotic; dolt; bonehead

1

noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

4

incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal

2

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

2

exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

15

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

to buy back; to redeem

1

hooting; jeering; heckling

1

to finish dyeing

2

silent

2

angry voice

1

Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

3

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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

3

cinchona

2

note; memorandum

1

to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

unanimous

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

2

birth; creation; formation

2

existing

2

romantic

1

paradigm shift

1

modern society

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

selection committee member; member of a screening committee

12

general

1

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

2

selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee

1