jpdb beta

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

church; congregation

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

1

why; how

1

throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

1

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

2

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

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

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

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

crybaby; blubberer

2

Mr (junior); master; boy

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

technique; method

1

olden days; former

1

normalcy; normality; normal

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

invasion

1

to send in

1

(the thing) itself

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

for this reason

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

1

aerial bombing

1

ahead; before; ago

1

classified document; confidential document

1

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

2

point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site

2