jpdb beta

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

5

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

2

even though; despite; when

1

having many difficulties in store; grim prospects

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

with a rosy future; offering promising prospects

1

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

2

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

director; executive; officer; official; person in charge

2

to have an eye on; to zero in on

1

accounting department

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

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

1

shit!; damn!

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

2

to expel; to drive out

2

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

go that far; to that extent

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by myself; in person; by oneself

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

acquaintance

2

president (of a society); chairman

1

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

1

freedom; liberty

1

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

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

enterprise; business; company; corporation

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1