jpdb beta

scoundrel; rascal; villain

10

bottom; sole

1

to be found

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

4

reminiscent talk

1

to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

3

before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

5

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

4

to release

2

inconvenient

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

ashamed

1

comfort (in living place)

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

modern times; the modern age; this day and age

1

cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

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

2

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

8

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

9

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

2

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

2

to assist; to help out

2

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

1

don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

1

grudge; ill will; enmity

5

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

2

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

5

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

4

reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference

1

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

2

singing voice; (sound of) singing

1

to fall asleep

1

no trouble; easy; simple

2

to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship

1

ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier

1

quarrel; dispute; argument

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

6

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

5

thanks; gratitude

4

taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

3