jpdb beta

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

4

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

to straighten up; to sit upright

1

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

3

to peel; to skin; to pare

1

complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression

1

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant

1

sudden change; complete change

1

you could say that; that might be so

1

(political) power; authority; influence

2

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

on a routine basis; regularly; habitually

1

craving; longing; thirsting

1

to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

1

to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

1

to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

2

to crouch; to squat; to cower

1

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

1

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

2

second; number two; runner-up

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

letting (someone) die without helping

2

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

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

1

prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement

1

like that; so

1

to survive; to live long

1

to choose; to select; to pick (out)

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

1

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

3

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

1

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

1

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

1

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline

1

season; time of year

1

even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

1

to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over

1