jpdb beta

very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

1

happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

1

original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

1

starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation

1

wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

5

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

3

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

clearing one's throat; cough

2

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

2

business; work; operations; service; duties

1

serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

4

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

1

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

1

belligerent; warlike

1

simply; merely; only; solely

2

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

surrender

1

to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1

interruption (e.g. of a conversation)

1

prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control

1

to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

3

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

reluctant (to part)

2

parting; farewell

4

miraculous

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

27

elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

1

empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

1

to catch a cold

2

fruit

1

to understand each other

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

1

painful experience

1

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

1