jpdb beta

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

1

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to show; to display

2

how; in what way; how about

4

great mountain; large mountain

1

governor; leader; ruler

1

dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

5

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

12

huh?; what's up?

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

4

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

7

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

5

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

2

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

3

the other day; a few days ago

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

4

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

5

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

1

repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

2

manly; brave; heroic

1

that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

3

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

1

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

act; deed; conduct

2

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

isn't that right?

1

hey; hold on; come on

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

5

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

3

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

7

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

like this; in this way; as you see

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

2

challenger

1

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1