jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

2

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

how; in what way; by what means

1

even; but; however

2

to be concerned about

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ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

2

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

7

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)

2

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

1

cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

1

the very best; utmost

1

only; sole; unique

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

2

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

3

slap; smack; spanking

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

2

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

silly person; dumb-bunny; dope

1

cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

1

less than ...; smaller ...

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

throughout the body

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

fate; destiny; lot

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