jpdb beta

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

4

indicates question

9

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

12

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

3

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

4

perfect; complete

15

acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

accomplishment; execution

3

personal feelings; self-interest

2

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

professional duties

1

abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

4

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

1

to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up

1

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

who

6

speech and conduct; words and deeds

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

5

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

8

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

3

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

2

distance; range

3

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4

to try all possible means

2

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

6

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

3

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

6

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

4

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

pride

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

to pick a fight

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

3

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

4

exception

4

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

2

the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

2

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

3