jpdb beta

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

4

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

1

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

4

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

there is nothing; having nothing

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

persuasion

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud

2

to dirty one's hands

1

detour; roundabout way

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

2

mistake; error; blunder

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

this and that; this or that; one thing after another

1

as stated; verbatim; literally

1

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

1

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

1

to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

1

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

twelve o'clock; midnight; noon

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

2

18th day of the month; 18 days

1

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

1

first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank

2

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

2