jpdb beta

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

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

1

to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance

1

easy; simple; light

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

1

defensive fight (battle)

2

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

1

stay; sojourn

3

continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

worry; anxiety; concern

3

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

2

so; like this; in this way

3

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

6

collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

by all means; by all costs

2

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

2

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

few days

6

clothes; clothing; garments

2

daily necessities

3

reply; answer

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

1

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree

2

opinion; point of view; visual point

2

selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

4

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

2

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

list; wrist

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

2

Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

2

call; invitation

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

6

way of calling

2