jpdb beta

nippers; diagonal pliers; wire cutters

5

hair spray

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

ringtone

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

3

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

1

to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

2

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

hostage

2

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

3

should do; ought to do

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

2

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

3

to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

1

to pick up; to pick out

8

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

1

right side; right-hand side

1

motor

1

mud wall

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

1

does not seem (to be)

1

one after next; second

2

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

3

three; three years of age

2

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

2

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

to get hold of money

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

sound of a motor

1

new; fresh; novel

1

drilling

1

to begin; to set about; to start

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

1

entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

1

control

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

3

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

aim

1

suspicious; doubtful

1

(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

2