jpdb beta

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

-ish; -like

2

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

bandage; dressing

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

3

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

break in the deadlock

1

according to (someone)

1

being under military occupation

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

participation; joining; entry; adherence

6

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

3

to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)

1

at a moment's notice; readily

2

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

2

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

safety; security

4

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

intimate; close

1

friend; acquaintance

1

countless; incalculable

1

personal; individual; private

1

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

evasion; avoidance

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

matter of time; question of time

1

bitter-tasting bug

1

to chew up

1

those (near the second person)

3

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

1

pointing out; identification

2

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

2

idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

3

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in

3

program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

8

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

4