jpdb beta

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

10

throat; singing voice

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

1

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

9

confections; sweets; candy; cake

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

2

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

even now; still; as yet

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

3

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

9

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

1

early rising

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

3

cause; origin

1

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

1

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

provision of information

3

to thrust before; to thrust at

4

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

6

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

7

to date; as of now

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

to do so; to do thus

3

dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

3

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

3

many; a lot; much

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

10

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

16

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

1

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

1

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

2

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

2

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

1