jpdb beta

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

temple (on side of head)

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

person

2

point in time; occasion

1

again; once more; a second time

4

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

2

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

what sort; what kind

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

2

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

1

to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit

1

to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

1

beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future

2

I pray; I wish

1

aha!; yes sir

3

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

several people; a few people

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

each and all; every single one; everybody

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

how (can); by what means

1

to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap

2

to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up

2

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

1

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

1

process; course; mechanism

1

harassment; pestering

4

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1