jpdb beta

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

1

I can tell you; heh

3

partner; pal; accomplice

8

it is I who should say so

2

to be reliable

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

4

originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

6

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

2

like it or not; like or not like

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

2

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

5

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

3

sunrise

1

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

8

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

2

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

3

everyday life; daily life

1

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

principal occupation; core business

3

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media

1

student (esp. a university student)

2

one's duty; one's part

2

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

2

truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school

1

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

studies; schoolwork; classwork

2

going to bed; retiring (for the night)

1

eternal; unlimited; endless

1

individual; private person; personal; private

1

go for it; heave; ugh

1

group; mass

1

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

6

ad lib; ad-lib

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

(written) proposal

1

list; wrist

11

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

each; respectively

1

well; now; then

1

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

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

1