jpdb beta

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

2

to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

3

weakness

1

analysis

1

one hour

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

1

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

2

abuse; curse; swearing; insult

2

willpower; energy; vitality

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

2

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

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

5

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

9

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

9

dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

to hell with; be damned

3

relation; connection

2

timid; faint of heart

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

real intention; true motive; true meaning

2

clattering; rattling

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

2

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

5

to throw open; to leave open

4

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

4

acquaintance

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

8

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

12

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

15

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

2

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

2

ahead; before; ago

8

close; intimate; on good terms

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

5

chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage

1

to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)

2

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

2

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

3

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

6

twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled

1

to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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