jpdb beta

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting

1

tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

1

sand; grit

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

2

counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.

3

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

3

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

to come alive; to get going; to start to move

2

transactions; dealings; business

7

regular customer; valued client

1

slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking

5

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

6

chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

long time; many years

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

3

sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict

1

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

1

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

2

area of ocean

1

at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

1

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

3

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

3

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

2

use; utilization; utilisation; application

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

2

women; womenfolks

8

safety; security

4

very likely; very probable

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to tie fast; to arrest

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

1

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

3

to the end; to the last

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

(giving) instruction; initiation

1

tuition fee; course fee

1

10,000; ten thousand

1

silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank

2