jpdb beta

to start; to begin; to commence

1

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

1

female bird; hen

1

in that manner; like that

2

tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness

1

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

half a lifetime

1

tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility

1

just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable

1

to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

1

boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

1

discontent and grumbling

1

unfairness; injustice; partiality

2

indignation; resentment

1

planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

1

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

2

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

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

1

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

2

slow; lagging; tardy

1

cause; origin

1

free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited

1

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

1

prudence; discretion; thought

1

to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy

2

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich

1

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

5

widow

4

to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for

1

bankruptcy; insolvency

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

to prosper; to flourish

1

maggot; worm; scum

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

mangy cur; low animal; beast

2

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

deep emotion; being filled with emotion

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

3