jpdb beta

to pick a fight

1

extremely

1

external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

1

(crime of) treason

1

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

1

capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty

1

material for experiments; experimental material

3

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

4

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

2

madness; craziness; insanity

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

return; relapse; recurrence

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

10

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

3

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

7

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

2

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

1

surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand

1

programme; program; plans; arrangements

1

precious; valuable

4

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

class-A; A class; A grade

7

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

1

to make an appearance; to show up

3

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

1

the same; the said; likewise

2

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

to get a late start

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out

1

eight; 8

8

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

to make a person's blood run cold

1

to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile

1

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

massing (of troops); gathering

2

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

2

aim

15

approximately the same

2

near; close; beside; third person

4

today; this day

1

participant; entrant

1

list; wrist

2

with all one's strength; with all one's might

3

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

2