jpdb beta

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

3

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

1

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings

1

treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection

1

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

money; metal

19

that's the way it is; such is life

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

2

one's best interests; one's own good

2

site of a bloody battle

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush

1

stress

2

to live; to make a living; to get on with

1

to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

stocking; buying up

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

3

hunter

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

3

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

4

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

large amount of money; great cost

4

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

9

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

7

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

9

betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting

2

participant; entrant

1

if it is the case that ...

5

safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

11

the place for; the time for; the level of

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

4

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

2

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

4

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

to pieces; into shreds

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

exciting

1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

2