jpdb beta

way out; means to escape; escape route

1

three; 3

1

attendance

1

to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out

3

moron; idiot; stupid person

1

bluff

2

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

1

threat; intimidation; menace

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

1

to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

embarrassing; awkward

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

rival; competition

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

1

being ...

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

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

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

2

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

3

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial

1

rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

convenient

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2