jpdb beta

obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

3

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

1

foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage

1

established reputation

1

same age

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

3

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

1

on the net; on the Internet; on the web

1

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

2

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

2

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in

2

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)

1

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

1

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

1

ending

1

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

1

leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

1

old woman; joker (in old maid)

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

3

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

slow; late; too late

3

to start to move; to get going; to come alive

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

3

to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

4

to be helpful; to be useful

4

whole surface; entire

1

surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

1

obedience; submission; resignation

2

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

refinement; polish

1

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

to remake; to rebuild

2

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

1

fingering

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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