jpdb beta

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

long military service; having experienced many battles

7

pole; poll

2

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

2

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

2

because; for; the reason why is ...

1

ranging over or scouting out a territory; searching far and wide (for); reading extensively

1

foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

1

course; route; path; process; means

2

telephone book; telephone directory

1

to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

1

connection

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

1

to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

1

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

2

to frolic about; to mess around

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach

3

chances of winning (a bet); odds

1

another person; others

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

3

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

2

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

1

hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire

2

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

3

mouthpiece of a telephone

12

baritone

1

shadow; tail; following

1

interception (email); wiretap; bug

3

vulgar; crude; tacky

2

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

2

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky

3

lemming

3

to form groups

3

(doing) as one is told

2

blindly (trusting someone, etc.)

1

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

2

gist; main point

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

hoodlum; ruffian

2

sense of beauty; aesthetic sense

2

you (plural); all of you; you all

8

to lose one's composure

1

violent; rough

1