jpdb beta

in the background; not standing out

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

1

to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

to die

1

friend; acquaintance

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

1

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

descending (mountain)

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from

2

lucky; fortunate

2

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

2

great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

1

powerful person; influential person

3

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

1

human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

5

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

2

(gaping) widely

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

end; conclusion

1

to survive

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

4

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

1

one lump; one group

1

annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat

2

familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

2

high-pitched; shrill

10

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

jet aeroplane; jet airplane

1