jpdb beta

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

10

down to earth; reasonable

3

to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table

3

matter; item; facts

4

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

sum total; total amount

4

psychological warfare

1

left end; left edge

2

being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

4

betting; gambling

7

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

3

peaceful

2

scary

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran

2

to jabber; to chatter; to chat with

1

one's troops

6

to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry

2

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

1

middle-of-the-roaders; neutrals

1

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

1

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

6

losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident

4

to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

2

monument

1

latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work

1

template; run of the mill; formulaic

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled

2

to make a lasting impression

1

costar; coactor

1

crew

1

dripping wet; soaked; drenched

1

to retake (a photograph)

1

passionate; ardent; enthusiastic

2

Gambit (comics)

1

body; body blow

3

virus

2

plan; blueprint

3

unexpected; unforeseen

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of

2

power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience

1

agent; agent; secret agent; spy

3

reputation; respectability

3

secret; secrecy

6

goodbye; goodby; good-by

1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

2

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

5

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1