jpdb beta

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

rebel; traitor

1

hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

tradition; legend; folklore

1

then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

2

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

1

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)

1

change

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

1

to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

trifles; minor details

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

Ace of spades

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

tough

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

1

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

1

to take out; to drag out

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

using as an intermediary; through

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

1