jpdb beta

dog; doggy; bow-wow

1

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

3

one-by-one; separately; in detail

4

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

2

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

2

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

4

assistant ...; probationary ...

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

4

trade; buying and selling

1

business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

1

or; either ... or ...

1

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

1

to like; to prefer

3

something like ...; something called ...

3

maximum permissible level or dosage

1

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

to live through; to survive

1

to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)

1

forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb

1

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

4

pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

3

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

4

body hair

4

steel

2

close call; narrow escape

2

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

external; outside

1

blowgun; blowpipe; dart

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

2

lethality; killing effectiveness

3

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

1

to count; to enumerate

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

higher rank; better position

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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