jpdb beta

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics); passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback

1

competitive relationship

1

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

cause unknown

1

critical condition; being on the verge of death

8

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

2

moment of death

1

to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor

1

solution; solution strategy

1

passage; path; route; one's way

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

1

highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

1

blood relationship; blood relative

1

to take a break

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

2

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

4

to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

7

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

acting; performance

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

1

weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

1

to have the privilege of doing

3

this; our; right; justice; checking account

1

willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

unconditional

1

stealthily; secretly

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

prestige; dignity

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

2

to install (a person) in (someone's) place

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

threat; menace; coercion; blackmail

1

practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation

1

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

1

lack of information; data deficiency

1