jpdb beta

friend; companion

6

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

principle of laissez-faire

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

13

danger; peril; hazard; risk

3

(someone else's) child

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

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

3

adult; grown-up

6

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

8

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

39

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

2

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

good bye; I'm off; see you later

2

without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

1

shopping; purchased goods

2

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

father; dad

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

8

to walk

8

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

16

why; how

2

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

3

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

safety; welfare; well-being

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

2

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

1

wild animal

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

5

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

1

so much; so; like that

9

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

2

jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking

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

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

7

great hurry; great haste; rush

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

9