jpdb beta

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

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

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

10

number; amount

4

to increase; to add to; to augment

3

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

4

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

6

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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.)

4

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

3

only; merely; but; no more than

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

finite; limited

1

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

to be lacking in options; to be too few

1

labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

1

as (somebody) says

2

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

several people; a few people

1

risk

2

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

4

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

2

to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

6

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

fatal; lethal

1

description; account

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

3

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

something like ...; something called ...

4

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

concentration; thickness; density; cardinality

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

2

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

2