jpdb beta

extravagant; absurd

2

this and that; various things

2

tea party

3

heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well

2

salute; bow

3

lease; rent; hire

1

rather; sooner; preferably

7

wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

1

negotiation

3

sanction; approval

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

4

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

ice cream; icecream

1

vanilla

1

cooling; refrigeration

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

1

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

3

plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

domestic affairs; internal administration

2

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

period of transition (e.g. from old to new system)

1

restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

south side

3

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

national border; provincial border

5

detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings

3

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

2

the whole area; all areas

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

people; populace; masses

2

north side; north bank

1

watchful waiting; careful supervision

2

adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

to steal

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

2

you; dear; honey

6

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

2

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

2

mercury (Hg)

1

to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

1

as one of

1