jpdb beta

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

3

to increase; to grow

8

failure; mistake; blunder

8

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

total loss

1

strapped for cash; hard up

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

11

to brave a danger; to take a risk

3

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

surely; certainly

18

further; above; anymore

2

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

5

tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing

1

tax collection; taxation

1

right (to do something); authority; power

1

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

8

papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

all (there is); as long as there is

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

14

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

4

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

1

to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

1

customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

to recall; to remember

1

sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

2

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

6

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

5

any more; any further; any better; any longer

4

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

7

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

1

reaction; response; reaction

2

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

6

point in time; occasion

5

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

6

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

1

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

12

(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)

1

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

6

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

tradition; convention

2