jpdb beta

if it is not ...; if it does not ...

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

2

to abandon; to give up on; to desert

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

intervention

2

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

2

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

5

not worth considering; out of the question

1

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

2

10,000; ten thousand

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia

1

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

3

energy efficiency

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

level; value

3

ten percent

1

germination; sprouting; budding

1

watering (plants)

1

nature; property; disposition

9

pitfall; trap; pit

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

knowledge; information

2

to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

1

uh-oh; oops; sorry

3

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

3

mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

6

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

3

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

1

to refuse; to reject; to deny

1

these days; nowadays; recently

1

unqualified; without qualifications

1

to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

3

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

(not so) much; (not) very

1

in that manner; like that

4

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

3

evaluation criteria; evaluation standard

1

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

1

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

2

efficiency

1

number of articles; quantity

1

twenty-five

2

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1