jpdb beta

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

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

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

many; numerous; various; large number of

1

precisely because

3

pet (animal)

1

to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate

3

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

bitter

2

to bring someone along

2

a help; assistance

1

to hand over; to surrender

1

trouble; quarrel; dispute

1

to feel oneself indebted to

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

4

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged

1

one's mother

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

son; penis

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

5

live-in (e.g. job)

1

wife

1

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

2

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

preparations for a journey

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

acting; performance

5

week

2

to finish speaking

2

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

path of retreat

1

window

4

to take by surprise

1

to thrust away; to send flying

3