jpdb beta

dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)

2

butterfly

2

small bird; little bird

1

damage; breakage

2

span

1

election; selection; choice

2

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

to begin to drink

3

dice; die

1

settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony

1

question of degree

1

confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

4

couple

1

(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

4

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1

staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours

2

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

to get drunk

2

well known; well connected

1

large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker

8

sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye

1

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

1

to change (one's clothes)

1

frill

1

make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer

3

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

2

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

1

fashion show

1

auction

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

1

dummy

2

making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre

2

splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch

1

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

3

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

4

(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)

3

(doing) together

1

swimming

2

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

lunch box; bento box

1

seaside; seashore; coast; coastland

1

hangover

5

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

1

elder sister; older female friend

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

3

to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1