jpdb beta

both parties; both sides

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

3

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

4

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

young person

2

in addition

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

3

to lodge a complaint

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

1

(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar

1

to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

6

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

2

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

6

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

with resolution

1

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

2

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

2

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

6

portion for two people

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

11

in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

1

to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

1

to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)

1

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

3

to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

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

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

1

suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

1

enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

hostage

2