jpdb beta

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

righteous indignation

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

march; marching

1

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

lucky; fortunate

2

management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

1

that's the way it is; such is life

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

4

spacious; vast; wide

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

made of metal

2

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

23

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

6

peer review; refereeing

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

14

to solve a mystery

1

appearance; arrival; make one's appearance

4

to make a profit

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

10

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

square; rectangular

2

semi-transparent; translucent

1

source; origin

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

2

summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

11

hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord

2

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive

1

long and narrow

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

code; password; cipher

3

shady; underhanded; questionable

2

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

slate; stone slab

9

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

for emergency use

2

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

1