jpdb beta

stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

role; part; duty

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

4

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

1

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

1

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

1

to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu

1

bus

2

ten o'clock

1

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

mother

2

(manufacturer's) serial number

1

simply put

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

to love

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

it may be because

1

popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

1

ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand

3

special make; deluxe

5

urinalysis

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

A; a

1

ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2