jpdb beta

sitting; stability

1

mainly; primarily

2

defeat; lost battle; losing a war

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

competent; suitable; qualified

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

individual; one by one; separate; each

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

3

sincerity; good faith

3

internal inspection

1

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

unbearable; intolerable; insufferable

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

7

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

approval

1

establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

6

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

3

end of the month

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

23

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

modest; humble

1

second half; latter half

2

uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

8

to arrive; to come to pass

1

ridiculous; odd

4

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

3

you could say that

1

malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

6

personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity

1

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

lower right

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

2

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

1

helper; assistant; help

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

3

fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion

7

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3