jpdb beta

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

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

2

you (plural)

1

musical composition; tune

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

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

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

this time; now

3

indicate reason; infers some protest

1

power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

1

as anyone can see

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

6

sympathy; compassion; pity

4

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

one's skill as a singer

1

innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

1

unlucky

2

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

3

because of; owing to; due to

5

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

3

I; me

2

to sniffle; to snivel

1

weeping; lamenting

2

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

seeming sad

2

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

2

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

2

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up

1

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

1

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

2

PR brochure; public relations magazine

2

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

3

doctor's office; medical office; sickbay

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

2

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

3

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

10

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

3