jpdb beta

fist

2

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

5

to be surprised; to be astonished

3

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

3

internal conditions; true state of affairs

4

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

2

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

7

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

the last moment; the very end

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

3

regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

3

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

a period (of time)

1

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

1

migrant worker; economic nomad

1

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

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

1

labor; labour; toil; hardship

1

much less; to say nothing of

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

disgrace; humiliation

5

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

2

to gaze long at

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

5

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

borrowing; debt; loan

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

3

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

know-how

4

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

2

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

4

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

3

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

1

to ponder; to brood

8

to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

1

opposite side; opposition

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

4