jpdb beta

mesh (of a net)

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

1

operation; functioning; running

1

increase in activity; activation

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

5

life span

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

2

fatal; lethal

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

1

to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

(medical) doctor; physician

1

hope; wish; aspiration

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

2

strategy; tactics

2

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

secret; private; surreptitious

3

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

problem child

1

to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

1

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

1

team play

1

individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play

1

union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

1

aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

impossible

2

compared to

2

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

3

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

annoying; provoking

1

stature; height; size; physique

1

charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job

1

to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing

1

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

2

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

all night long; all through the night

1