jpdb beta

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag

1

or something

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter

2

(not) even; (not) any

2

to triumph; to be elated with success

3

to make an appearance

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

2

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

desk; copy editor

1

already; too late

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

6

pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

2

marble

2

mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt

5

to hold up in one's arms

2

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

1

fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

2

thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

1

gossip; idle talk; chat

1

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

1

too much; excessive; too

2

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

results; record; grades; marks

12

(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance

3

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

12

seeming sad

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to begin to speak

1

mainly; primarily

3

boycott

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

17

confrontation; showdown

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

2

fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

4

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

1

to pick a fight

2

item; something that one "just has to have"

1

to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine

5