jpdb beta

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

already; too late

4

hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

1

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

3

or; otherwise

2

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

5

unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to bite off; to gnaw through

1

you (plural)

5

Everyone is safe (all right)

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

4

resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

1

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

3

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

4

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling

1

verbal message; word (from someone)

1

general public; the masses

1

combatant; fighter

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

1

few days

2

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

5

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

3

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

1

existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

1

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

3

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

2

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

once more; again

2

to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

1

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

2

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

3