jpdb beta

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

2

to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

6

related to; in relation to

1

the other day; some time ago; recently

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

10

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

to give a reason

1

five; 5

13

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

4

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

infancy; childhood; tender age

2

upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class

4

war; battle; match; game; competition

1

attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

2

eleven; 11; jack

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

4

teacher; instructor

5

from now; from this moment; henceforth

3

play; drama

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

2

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

2

breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor

2

difference; variation; difference

2

pregnant woman

2

at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of

1

both mother and child

1

favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

2

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

4

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

to put up for adoption

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

2

one's house; one's home; one's family

4

patronage; protection

4

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

5

searching for someone; search for a missing person

1

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

1

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

4

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

4

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

2

to lend a hand; to help

1

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

2

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting

1

that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

2

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

1

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1