jpdb beta

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

that sort of; like that

1

to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit

1

too (much); overly; excessively

2

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

11

one by one; one each; one at a time

3

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry

3

downward compatible; backward compatible; upward compatible; forward compatible; providing the same function while being more effective (esp. in games)

2

cost

1

jack of all trades, master of none

2

versatility; multiplicity of use

1

budgetary allocation

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

3

to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

1

in addition to; apart from

1

multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments

6

it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

1

payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages

1

extra cost; extra charge

2

to grant someone's request; to do a favour

1

minefield

1

offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others

1

smallish; on the small side

3

to come and go; to go back and forth

4

accessory case

1

all but dead; half killed

1

very small

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

4

because

6

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

4

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

1

to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)

5

sharp increase; sudden rise

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

1

latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

3

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

6

profit ratio

3

impassioned speech; fervent speech

2

to curtail a budget

1

appointment; rendezvous; date

3

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

4

replying; reply

1

sense of caution; wariness

1

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

3

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1