jpdb beta

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant

1

although; though; despite the fact that ...

1

to rescue; to free

1

cost; expense

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

4

repair; improvement

2

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

3

to make; to manufacture

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

1

money loser; high-cost, low-return project

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

2

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

3

profit; earnings

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

2

that's true; of course; obviously

2

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

2

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

indeed; it's no wonder

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

3

different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

cause; origin; source

1

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

3

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

protest; refutation; pleading

2

to stiffen; to become stiff

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

10

fake smile; false smile

1

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

mass recruitment

1

due form; official; formality

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

4

participation; joining; entry; adherence

7

manufacture; production

1

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

personal connections

2

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

2

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

heartening; reassuring

2