jpdb beta

the relation of master to servant

2

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

2

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

1

one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy

1

saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension

1

eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

3

sour look; surly face; pout

4

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

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

2

barrage of questions

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

3

tea party

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

8

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

to go up the stairs

1

to turn left; to turn to the left

1

yawn; yawning

5

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light

1

nine o'clock

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

6

dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined

1

blanching; bleaching

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

11

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

way; method; means; (technical) specification

5

to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

1

ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

5

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

2

indefinite postponement

1

earthquake

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

4

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

5

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

6

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

2

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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