jpdb beta

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

what to do

4

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

idleness; inactivity

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

1

fee; charge; fare

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

to be expensive; to be costly

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

bribe; sweetener; douceur

2

to sell off; to sell completely

1

every morning

2

jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

1

flesh and bones

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

long

1

beautification; glorification

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

2

to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

(nothing) but a little

4

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

2

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

3

to make plans

1

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

1

to have dealings with; to be involved in

3

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

2

to become decrepit; to become senile

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

3

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

red tape; red-tapism; officialism; bureaucratic bungling

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

10

to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

1

in swarms; crawling with

1

excursion; outing; picnic

2

speed; velocity; pace; velocity

2

petitioner

1

unbelievable; incredible; implausible

1

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

7