jpdb beta

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

2

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

care; precaution; guarding; caution

3

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

9

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

corpuscle; minute particle; particulate

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

4

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

1

to throw into; to dump in together

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

3

dependence

1

with a grin

1

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

2

tremendous; immense

2

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

4

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)

1

joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)

1

priority; order of precedence

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

2

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

3

to hide oneself

2

to continue (to say)

1

is not; am not; are not

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

1

right about-face

1

to do

6

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

4

belligerent

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

8

tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

2

group; mass

1

moment to quit; way to quit

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

chance; opportunity

2

adverse circumstances; adversity

1

spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

8

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3