jpdb beta

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

clear; bright; sunny

1

off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

meeting place

3

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

1

to pick up; to find; to gather

3

after the end (of something); post-

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

3

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

1

red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered

1

carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

1

assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

18

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

2

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

3

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

3

feature

1

curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

5

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

2

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

2

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

panic

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

3

unexpected; unforeseen; accidental

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

bus

2

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

roadway

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

one machine; one vehicle

2

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

2