jpdb beta

blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank

2

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

6

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

6

a few years ago; some years back

1

to get drunk

2

ancestor; forefather; foremother

8

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

first generation; founder

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

end; conclusion

8

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

to die; to ascend to heaven

1

end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years

3

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

4

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

6

drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk

1

joke; jest; gag

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

11

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

1

absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

2

reference; consultation

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

5

empty; vacant; hollow

3

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

14

someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

4

value; worth; merit

7

to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

3

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

family

5

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

4

well, I must admit ...

3

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

6

perfect; perfect game

1

head; brains; intellect; understanding

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

2

prayer; supplication

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

9

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

7

to ponder; to brood

1

absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

2

to rescue; to free

7

not worth considering; out of the question

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

2