jpdb beta

salute; bow

1

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

1

smile

1

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

tea party

2

being a good listener; good listener

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to cut in; to butt in

1

to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

1

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

1

rather than

3

art of conversation

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

in one's imagination

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

2

to become better; to improve

1

nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

1

coating; painting

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

5

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

2

winning percentage

1

relatively; comparatively

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

to be kind to; to treat kindly

3

sisterly love; affection between sisters

1

to join forces; to cooperate

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

2

older brother

5

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

4

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

2

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

2