jpdb beta

to be in high spirits

1

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

1

something (or other)

1

dungeon

10

(younger) sister

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

2

direct control; direct supervision

2

surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

2

priority; preference; preferential right; right of way

3

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

2

earnestly

1

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

in the course of one's duties

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

2

negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands

1

nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious

1

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

1

to become completely chilled

2

both eyes; binocular

1

immediately; promptly

5

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

chain; chains

4

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

2

to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

3

agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)

3

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

15

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1

looks; appearance

1

heir; eldest son

2

a short while ago; already

1

to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

1

carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

1

haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

3

deathbed; dying hour; one's death

1

to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

3

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

9

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

to clear one's name

2

and; although; but

1

sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)

1

to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

4