jpdb beta

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

4

Ashley; Ashleigh

12

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

4

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

half-closed eyes

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

2

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

1

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1

without omission; in full

1

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

4

to be silent; to say nothing

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

1

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

code; password; cipher

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

project

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

1

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

1

solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

1

door; doorway

6

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

1

injury; harm; danger

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

1

to make tea

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

3

tea leaf; tea leaves

2