jpdb beta

per capita; per person

1

shooting up one after another

3

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

1

downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.

1

official name; formal name

1

desertification

3

latent; potential

1

to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate

1

posterity; future life; life to come

3

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

2

to bear fruit; to take effect

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

5

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother

1

spice; spices; condiment

1

to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

1

who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately

2

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

2

lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

2

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

6

affectation; showiness; pretence

1

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

1

involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

1

total exhaustion

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

2

nausea; sickness in the stomach

4

to race against time

2

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

1

one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

2

ice and snow

2

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

2

mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

6

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

2

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

1

carving; engraving; sculpture

2

ventilation hole; vent

1

to machine; to cut; to scrape

1

breathtaking

3

full dress; formal dress; uniform

1