jpdb beta

least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

1

to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure

1

big problem; major issue; big controversy

4

nine; 9

1

decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

5

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

1

sense of smell; olfaction

6

come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm

3

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

to sniff; to smell

3

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

awesome; incredible

1

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

2

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

4

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

how much; how many; to what extent

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

question mark

1

incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

4

horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside

1

hiding; concealment

4

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

8

preliminary negotiations

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

2

perfect; complete; flawless

1

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

3000; three thousand; many

5

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

6

fully armed; armed to the teeth

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

1

(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming

2

(creating) a cover-up

1

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

1

tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

1

to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

3