jpdb beta

bluff

1

why; how

3

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

3

pride

2

fifth day of the month; five days

2

(convalescent) rest

1

generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied

1

hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho

1

trawl; troll

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

6

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

4

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

2

to work hard; to make an effort

2

new (musical) composition; new piece; new song

2

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

faint smile; half smile

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

3

downcast look

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

musical activities

3

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

2

meaning; called; said

7

pointing out; identification

2

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

3

to put an end (to); to close the books (on)

1

end; close

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

second

2

(one's) life

14

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

things; everything

1

the end

4

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

ten years; decade

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

2

to be needed; to be wanted

10

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

4

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

lottery run by a temple or shrine

1

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

100,000,000; one hundred million

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2