jpdb beta

to hang up; to end a telephone conversation

2

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

way of solving (a problem); solution

2

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

4

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

excuse; explanation

14

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

exception

5

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

himself; he himself

3

thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete

1

loan; debt; liability

4

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

2

human relations; personal relationships

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

2

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

1

to strangle; to constrict

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

4

implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

3

whichever one chooses; either way

2

to keep away; to keep at a distance

2

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

2

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

2

telephone book; telephone directory

6

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

3

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

2

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

4

bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)

2

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

1

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

5

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

5

prince; duke

3

garden party

6

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

3

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

1

white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

1

young lord or prince

1

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

2