jpdb beta

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body

1

tough

1

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic

1

mother and child

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

lesson; precept; teachings; moral

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

2

how many; how much

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

2

stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously

2

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

1

first-rate; finest quality; the best

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

the former; the first

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

4

to stop (plug) one's ears

1

to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

3

desk work

1

personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard

1

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

3

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough

1

schedule; program; calendar

2

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

friendly match; friendly; exhibition game

15

(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

18

every year; yearly; annually

6

end-of-year; year-end

2

place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

1

this year

5

impatience

1

tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

2

each; every; all

1

election; selection; choice

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder

2

to take out; to drag out

1

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

1