jpdb beta

maid; helper; help; assistance

1

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

1

means; is; as for

1

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

1

I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

6

to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

5

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

study; research; investigation

1

surely; certainly

1

race

2

development; exploitation

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

1

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

2

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

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

5

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

for this reason

3

after

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

1

sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

however; but

1

you (plural)

2

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

waste; extravagance

1

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

1

half a year; six months

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

4

the management ranks

1

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

6

payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed

1

turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

1

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

2

budget cut

1

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

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