jpdb beta

to order; to command; to appoint

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single word; a few words; brief comment

2

how many people; a number of people

3

dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

3

hard to get; hard to come by

1

subordinate person

2

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

2

to do so; to do thus

4

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

6

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

4

personal feelings; self-interest

2

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

1

to finish saying

3

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

3

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

method of bringing up; method of raising

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

jest; joke; funny story

2

large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool

1

impertinent

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

2

excessive; immoderate

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

2

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

3

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

3

standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

1

ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)

2

to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

1

to cast down one's eyes

2

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

old style; ancient rites

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

back of the hand

1

wrist

5

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

2

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

1

abandoned mine; disused mine

1

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

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

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