jpdb beta

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

2

rash; reckless

1

guess; conjecture

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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Malta

1

count; earl

2

rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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next (spoken) word

1

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

2

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

bitter experience

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1

to ring; to clang

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

5

the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem

1

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

4

constructive

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

4

meaning; significance; sense

3

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

1

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

4

politics; government

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

2

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

touché; you've got me there

2

in the same way as; just like

2

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

stranger; outsider

2

easy to understand

3

symbol; code; sign; notation

1

difficult; hard

1

actually; really

2

cruelty; hard-heartedness

2

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

4

to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

2

half

5

things; everything

2

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

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