jpdb beta

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

2

to slip off

1

fourth day of the month; four days

4

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

funds; capital

2

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

green light; (giving) permission; OK

1

to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept

1

argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

1

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

contradiction; inconsistency

2

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

2

sense of duty (obligation)

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

1

nature; property; disposition

2

therefore; consequently

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

1

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

5

five; 5

1

number of days; period of days; daily interest rate

2

cancellation

1

unproductive; counterproductive

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

3

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

oneself; myself

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

open sesame!

2

spell; charm; incantation; magic word

1

every quarter; all sides

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

3

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

2

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

1

Sri Lanka

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

1

twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days

1

airport

4

to board an airplane; to get on an airplane

1

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

1

substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)

2

one's possessions; ownership

1

place of destination

1

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

1