jpdb beta

to stagger; to stumble

3

not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

1

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered

2

taking the initiative

1

washing-up; dish-washing

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

peat

1

some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden

1

to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

1

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

abashment; bashfulness

3

order; sequence; procedure

1

compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

1

30th day of the month; 30 days

2

within; inside of; less than

3

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

5

bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

3

open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious

1

after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

1

definite; sure

1

to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

blood vessel; vein

2

as it is; frankly

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

1

category; category

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

2

to answer a question

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

existing

1

common; ordinary; conventional; customary

1

common language; lingua franca

1

jumping to a wrong conclusion

1

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

1

official announcement; proclamation

1

authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

1

faltering; hesitation

2

one's rival in love

2

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

2

neutral

1

to stretch (unbend) oneself

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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