jpdb beta

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct

1

the late; the deceased

2

political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

1

informal consent; private consent

3

godsend; windfall

1

esthetician

2

political system

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

1

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

4

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

1

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

2

guiltless; innocent

1

to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

4

backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup

2

Oh no; Oh dear

1

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

2

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

12

relation; relationship

4

innocence; being not guilty

1

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

2

betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

7

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

3

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

1

rotation

1

intercom

1

younger sister

1

urgent business

2

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

4

change of schedule; schedule change

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

to let slip; to slide; to glide

2

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

4

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

4

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

reason; grounds; circumstances

3

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

3

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

5

to play one's trump card

1

day after day; every day

2

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

4

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

anxiety; worry; fear

1