jpdb beta

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

2

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

girls' or women's division or section

1

member

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

physical strength; muscle strength

1

anything and everything; just about everything

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

3

age difference; age gap

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

10

sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

to do for (the sake of someone else)

1

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

1

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

fool

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

2

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

1

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

2

(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

5

serious; not joking; straight

4

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

to spend all of one's time in idle amusement

2

extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

4