jpdb beta

correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

order from above

1

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

3

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

2

trick; act

1

rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

1

notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

1

to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous

2

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

third degree of kinship

1

mine (ore)

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

life imprisonment; life sentence

1

patronage; protection

1

various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

fleeing abroad

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

employment (long term); hire

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

2

to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

4

message

3

three and a half lines

1

letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

one's own effort

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

3

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

1

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

first-class hotel

1

motto

1

fluent; flowing; elegant

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

relief (e.g. bas relief)

1

strip-searching; security check

2

strip-searching; security check

3

official in charge; person in charge

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

office workers; office staff; clerical staff

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