jpdb beta

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

3

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

3

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

stopper

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

maybe; could be; might

3

peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

being startled; getting a shock

1

hey; say; look

5

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

2

both; (not) either

2

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

in a bad mood

1

to apologize; to apologise

2

apology

2

to make eye contact

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to find fault with; to question

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

1

grinning; smirking

1

with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

2

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

main question; real issue at hand

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

1

how far; to what extent

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

objective

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

to feel; to sense

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

3

longevity; long life

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

beyond human understanding

2

to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

1

awe; fear; dread; fright

2

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

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

1

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

1