jpdb beta

number of (large) animals

1

factory worker

3

death in battle

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

whole surface; entire

1

court service

1

class; short course

1

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

1

measure taken too late; measure taken in haste

1

conference room; council room

24

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

3

awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

1

person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...

1

picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup

1

odd job

1

dirty work; unpleasant task

1

special case; exception

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

3

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

4

roughneck

1

rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer

3

lower rank

1

leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa

2

to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying

1

friendly relations; social relations; social life

1

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

2

youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

2

pizza toast

3

eavesdropping; tapping

2

same generation; one's generation

1

set of three; three sets; three classes

1

to get on a horse; to mount a horse

2

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

3

to cast a shadow

1

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

1

to regret

4

the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin

1

idealistic theory; unrealistic argument

2

subject; curriculum

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

5

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

3

small; compact

1