jpdb beta

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

4

being too late; losing one's final chance

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

3

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

family physician; family doctor

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

1

together with; same; both; all; including ...

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

4

who; what kind of person

5

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

1

artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance

1

outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

3

choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

2

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

1

playfulness

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue

3

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

1

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

proposal; offer; request; application

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

2

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

grasp; catch; understanding

4

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft

3