jpdb beta

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

2

dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)

2

(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)

1

Jesus (Christ)

1

(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

1

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

1

document; papers

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

for that very reason

1

the more one looks (at it) the more ...

1

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

2

poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

fortune; luck; chance

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

2

pacification; soothing

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

1

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

2

fate; destiny; predestination

1

unconditionally; as a rule

1

refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

2

provoking; offensive

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

gentle; mild-mannered

1

soldier at the front

1

(on the) street

2

march; parade

1

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

general (variety) store (shop)

1

display window; shop window

2

important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

1

angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged

1

minutes (period of)

1

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1