jpdb beta

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to go out and away; to leave

3

bell; bel; B

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

2

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

2

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

4

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

2

hero

2

I; me

2

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

rich person

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

idea

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

1

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

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

1

blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe

3

originally; by nature; from the start

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

1

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

3

contract; compact; agreement

5

to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

6

sales; selling; marketing

1

only; nothing but

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

soldier

11

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person

1

person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

3

to have a talk; to tell a story

5

chance; opportunity

1

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

1

trial product; prototype model

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

1

precisely because

2

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1