jpdb beta

making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

diversification

2

promotion of growth

1

planner

1

existing; living; extant

2

cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

1

sham battle

1

same number

2

half the number; haploid

2

sweeping victory; easy victory

1

overconfident; presumptuous

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

1

before now; hitherto

2

extermination; expulsion; destruction

3

evil omen

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

3

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

1

survival; remaining; being extant; being left

2

same meaning; synonymy

2

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

1

polish; refinement

1

old person; oldster

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

2

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

2

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

at this rate

1

to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

1

calculation; estimation; computation

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

1

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

2

working away from the office

1

to make merry; to be festive

2

nice; likeable; desirable

2

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

1

in one's hands; in one's control

1

endurance; perseverance; patience

1

to end in vain; to be wasted effort

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

haughty; arrogant; supercilious

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

question mark

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1