jpdb beta

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

4

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

first; new

2

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

6

feeling keenly; fully realizing

1

blow; hit; stroke

6

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

6

to cut corners; to be shoddy

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

7

offensive ability

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

even; but; however

17

synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

10

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

33

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

5

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

2

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

13

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

11

end goal; final target

2

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

13

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

3

to be enraged; to flip out

1

face (of person)

4

strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person

1

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

6

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

4

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

2

second arrow; second move; second step

1

body blow (e.g. boxing)

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

9

your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)

1

good grief

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

14

to the end; to the last

6

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

16

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

2

ground; earth's surface

7

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

3

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2