jpdb beta

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

2

talent; ability

1

when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)

1

the third

3

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

5

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

favor; favour; affection

3

compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane

1

approval

2

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

3

I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

candidate; applicant

1

fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

3

neat personal appearance

1

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

courting; wooing; making advances

1

forevermore; for eternity

1

to realize; to realise

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

useless resistance; vain struggle

1

noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

3

taste; liking; preference

1

guard; sentinel; garrison

3

polite; courteous; hospitable

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

2

quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

salute; bow

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

2

to stop walking; to pause

1

bye; see you later

1

to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)

1

to return

1

shyness; shame

5

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

impulse; impetus; urge

1

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

5

in; at; for

3

at once; immediately; right now

5

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1