jpdb beta

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

3

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

funds; capital

1

personal connections

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

4

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

3

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

category; category

2

work; business; company; study

2

to get one's head around; to think about

1

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

5

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

4

blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement

5

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

6

abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon

2

as stated; verbatim; literally

1

to try to do; to attempt to do

1

how; in what way

1

to pursue

1

arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

2

beyond that point; after that

2

gold dust

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

5

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

earlobe

2

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

1

correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

3

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

5

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

4

to survive; to live long

1

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

2

silence; stillness; quietness

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

tea party

2

hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)

7

event; function

6

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2