jpdb beta

last day; final day

7

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

5

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

2

washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

1

anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers

28

secret information; intelligence

5

pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer

1

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

13

Masking tape

1

such-and-such a place

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)

3

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

2

to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)

2

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

exemplar; model; example; pattern

3

supplement; complement

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

4

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal

1

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

1

to go on reading

1

practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

14

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

opposition party; political opposition; opposition

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

teacup

2

soot

1

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

4

visual

1

coupled with; together

1

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

5

common people; ordinary people; masses

1

killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

2

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

1

concrete proposal

11

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

2

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

3

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1