jpdb beta

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

not a little; not a few; considerable

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

3

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

to throw away; to abandon

1

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

4

to lie down (and rest)

1

physical disorder

1

manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

1

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1

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

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

2

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

confinement

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

5

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

2

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

sign; mark; flag

1

night view; night skyline; nightscape

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

relation; connection

2

recompense; indemnity; atonement

3

atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

1

to make a speech; to address

4

a help; assistance

2

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

3

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

1

strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

1

very likely; very probable

1

very careful; thoroughly prepared

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

2

talk; chat

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

3

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1