jpdb beta

invitation; introduction; temptation

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

5

checking one's e-mail

1

one way or the other; either way

2

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

2

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to

1

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

1

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

3

advice; warning

1

murder

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

4

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

3

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

2

to need; to call for; to require

2

to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

8

friend

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

1

humanist

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

6

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

3

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

3

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

to share

1

battlefield; battleground

3

alphabet

2

four characters; four letters

1

to name

1

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

4

practical problem; practical matter

1

the ... in question

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

6

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

being circumscribed by one's own words and actions

1

one's own effort

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

to cover fully; to wrap around

3