jpdb beta

nature; property; disposition

1

good luck; fortune

1

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

1

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

1

each; every; all

1

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

1

character

1

crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

1

review (of learned material); revision

1

recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)

4

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

1

dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish

1

to go; to come

2

earnestly

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

deep breath

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

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

1

appointment

2

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around

1

book value

1

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

short; brief

1

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

ahem; harrumph

2

annoying; noisy; strict

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

hardworking; studious

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

1

definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

go home; get out

1

particularly; only; in the case of

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

(in the) confusion (of the moment)

2

mutual love

1

100 percent

2

not necessarily so; is not always true

2