jpdb beta

work; job; labor; work

6

accomplishment; execution

2

if necessary

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

16

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

3

general idea; concept; notion

2

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

11

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

3

hatred

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

6

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

detour; roundabout way

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

4

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

4

you (plural)

9

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

3

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

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

28

smile

6

to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

15

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

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

47

to thank

5

corner of the eye

1

to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)

1

to glare at; to scowl at

3

suddenly; instantly

1

tension; strain

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

21

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

9

self; oneself

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

13

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

3

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

6

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

7

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

8

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

2

you; dear; honey

12

proposal; proposition; suggestion

5

be; is

21

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1