jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

5

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

1

to be too long

1

to be too short

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

all; everyone; everybody

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

4

if it's the case

1

to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

1

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

7

to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

1

with a grin

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

(present) head of a family

6

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

1

unnecessary; unneeded

1

relative; relation

1

to be able to manage somehow or another

2

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion

1

rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

2

always; usually

1

to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

3

inheritance; something given or received

1

then; if so; if

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

imposing stance; daunting pose

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

2

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

3

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

confession

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

3

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1