jpdb beta

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

absolutely necessary

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

3

grasp; catch; understanding

2

considerably; fairly; quite

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

cheek (of face)

1

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

4

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

2

dangerous; risky

1

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

with all one's strength; with all one's might

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

1

to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

8

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

strategy; tactics

2

number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

4

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to do one's best

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

3

three years

3

life; living; I; me; student

4

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

14

heat up

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

to steal

1

feeling; mood

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

4