jpdb beta

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

2

even if not; even without

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

you

12

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

1

maybe; could be; might

2

gravesite; tomb

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling

1

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

1

late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

4

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

2

reliability; trustworthiness; dependability

1

loveable; very likeable; like very much

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

2

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

that's the way it is; such is life

2

well; now; then

1

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

waste of time; killing time

1

to return; to come back

4

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

1

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

1

body; group; party; company; troupe

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

to line up; to form a party

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

3

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

decision; determination

2

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

antipathy; prejudice

1