jpdb beta

hostage

3

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

3

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

1

to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

1

to sell at a high price

1

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

1

to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

violent; rough

1

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

2

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

3

stepping back; drawing back

2

place; position; location; position; standing; status

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

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

2

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

4

quits; even; square

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva; spit; spittle

1

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

1

to glare at; to scowl at

1

to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

2

two; 2

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

1

to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

3

to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)

1

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

1

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

4

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

2

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

buffalo

1

gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)

1

fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry

1

easy; simple; plain

1

putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

6

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

sun; sunshine; sunlight

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1