jpdb beta

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

2

good boy; good girl

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

turning point

1

amber (colour, color)

1

to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

5

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

4

to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

as planned

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

march; marching

2

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

3

care; precaution; guarding; caution

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

front row

1

force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party

1

to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs

2

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

fairy; sprite; elf

1

eulogy; compliment

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

3

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

central part; heart (of a city)

2

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

here and there; everywhere

2

to discuss; to talk together

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

3

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

6

carrying voice; well-projected voice

1