jpdb beta

impossible

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

1

gist; main point

2

common use; communal use; sharing

1

word; language; speech

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

1

continuing to pitch

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

3

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

3

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

powerful

3

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

2

to meet face to face

3

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

2

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

to cause a person trouble

2

specialization; specialisation

1

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

4

relation; relationship

3

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

1

in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

1

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

this month

1

deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)

2

to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job

1

candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

2

such ... as; or some such

1

professional

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

2

money

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

reader

12

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

they; them

2

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

2

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

1

process; course; mechanism

2

incident; affair; happening; event

2

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

worry; mental agony; heartache

1

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

2

you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

1