jpdb beta

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

6

adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

2

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

prime of one's working life

1

bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

1

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

to expel; to drive out

2

(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

1

tip; gratuity; alms

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

4

general affairs department (bureau); executive section

1

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

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

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

5

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

method of attack; place of attack

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

3

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

2

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

1

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

6

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit

1

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

good morning

7

good morning

5

participation; joining; entry

1