jpdb beta

wonderful; splendid; magnificent

3

I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

3

division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category

5

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

1

trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

4

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

11

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

4

use; service; purpose

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

3

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

team

2

to increase; to multiply

6

(raw) material

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

world-first

1

practical use; utility

1

jet

2

orders; instructions; directive; command

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

5

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

4

patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

1

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

3

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

4

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

3

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

1

to transship

1

design change; engineering change

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

meanwhile; in the meantime

1

being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from

1

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

even more; still more; further

3

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

in the end; on top of that

1

suicide attack; kamikaze attack

12

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

3

snowballing (phenomenon, effect)

1

being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

1

darkness; the dark

1

saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)

1

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2