jpdb beta

half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

1

to bear; to endure

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

6

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

22

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

2

money; cash

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

5

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

1

money; metal

5

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

2

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

16

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

12

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

3

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

14

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

7

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

1

(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

3

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

4

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

2

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

6

main force; brute force; strong-arm

1

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

5

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

preservation; retainment; keeping

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

20

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

36

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

3

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

4

worst; worst-case (scenario)

1

five; 5

27

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

4

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

10

blackout curtain

2

to tear; to rip

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

6

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

4

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

12

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

12

twice; again; second time

2

locking

2

employee; worker

4

duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

3