jpdb beta

clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely

1

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

1

discussion; debate; argument

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

gambling

3

secondary

1

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

2

to pieces; into shreds

2

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

6

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

four people

5

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

2

to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

5

to differ; to vary; to disagree

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

4

to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

slack; looseness; play

1

to shoot to death

3

shocking

1

preferential

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

three; three years of age

2

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

death mask

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

it may be because

1

to bring back; to restore

1

how many times?

1

chorus; singing in a chorus

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

1

pinpoint

1

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

1

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

emotional; sentimental

2

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

2

to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

2

direct

1

strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly

2