jpdb beta

presence; sitting with; being with

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

2

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

2

to compare with the eye

3

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

2

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

5

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

8

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

ray of hope; glimmer of hope

2

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

2

to become possible; to become able to (do)

4

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

3

technical skill; ability; capacity

3

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

(one's) self; oneself

2

one person's portion

1

to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

2

reward; prize

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

3

accomplice; henchman

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

huge mound; heap; pile

3

punishment; penalty

4

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

(one's) pay; wages

1

hard struggle; strenuous effort

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

act; deed; conduct

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

2

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

3

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2