jpdb beta

halfway point

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

1

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

to temper thoroughly; to train well

1

steel

1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

1

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

1

trio; gang of three; threesome

9

inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

1

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

revenge

1

utmost limit; extremity; result

1

schoolboy; male student

2

to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

1

several people; a few people

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

2

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

5

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

1

to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound

1

certain death

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

misunderstanding

2

acute ear; good ear

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

1

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

2

matter of time; question of time

1

sorry; excuse me

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

only; merely; but; no more than

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes

1

that's true; of course; obviously

1