jpdb beta

so what!; who gives a damn?

1

to raise the standard

2

incident; affair; happening; event

1

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

1

minutely; in detail; with particular attention

1

summary; digest

1

purchase; buy

25

to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad

1

direct

1

buying; shopping; buyer; purchase

1

stilts (for walking); hobby horse

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

still more; especially

1

forcibly; against one's will

4

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

5

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

3

tropics

1

jungle

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

2

lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness

1

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

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

2

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

1

private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall

1

(romantic) love

1

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

laughing matter

1

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

discomfort

2

tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly

1

shift system

1

air transport; air lift; airlift

1

sharing; division; draw; tie

2

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

6

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats

1

wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern

1

acting; performance

1

meat (for consumption)

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

volcano

1