jpdb beta

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

medical institution

1

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

1

underpopulation; low population density; depopulation

1

service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free

1

opening a business; opening a practice

1

celebrity; personage

2

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

2

doctor; physician

2

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

11

performer

1

to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of

1

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

1

conduct; behavior; behaviour

3

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

8

stranger; outsider

3

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

1

good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

1

dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

13

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

3

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

to set aside

2

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

5

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

4

privacy; secrecy; confidentiality

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

1

but; however; even though; even if

4

to start forgetting

2

for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

1

fear of death

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

2

to become dim; to become blurred

2

to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate

1

to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

4

to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily

1

to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to look upward

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

large-scale

1

exaggerated; overblown; overdone

2

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

1

clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player

1