jpdb beta

in a fluster; in a panic

2

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

2

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

3

to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

1

punishment; penalty

2

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

1

as (someone) says

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

1

change of job; change of occupation; career change

1

to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

to rack one's brains

1

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

5

does not seem (to be)

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

1

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

1

in this way; like this

1

even though; despite; when

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

1

redoing; doing over again

1

(one's) life

3

tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform

1

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

1

to join forces; to cooperate

1

perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

1

to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

2

moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key

3

hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion

1

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

2

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

3

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

5

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

2

binding force

1

opinion; point of view

1

to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to cover one's face

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1