jpdb beta

abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

2

hand-to-hand combat

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

in the ward or borough

2

word; language; speech

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

2

further; above; anymore

3

only recently; just of late

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

2

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

2

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

2

maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

2

decision; determination

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

8

to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

1

ska

10

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

16

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

3

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

4

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

4

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

to dissolve; to melt

2

grape

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

how; in what way; by what means

3

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

3

reliance; dependence

2

to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way

1

explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting

2

today; this day

5

to the end; to the last

3

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

decision; settlement; definition

3

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

2

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

1

to occur; to happen

3

to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

1

how many times?

2