jpdb beta

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

3

personal combat; one-to-one fight

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

5

knowing; (an) acquaintance

1

retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

4

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

5

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation

1

Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word

1

to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

13

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

4

in line with this; therefore

2

bow (salute, greeting)

2

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

13

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

1

enough about ...

1

Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

1

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

6

more than usual

4

to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

2

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

27

day before yesterday

1

tiredness; fatigue

11

relax

1

single room; own room

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

7

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

4

to lock

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

3

privacy

1

completely disregarding

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

5

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

3

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

2

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

2

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

reluctant (to part)

3

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

3

prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished

1

to swim

5

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

8

wicked; evil

4

much less; to say nothing of

2

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

4