jpdb beta

reply; answer

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1

as anyone can see

1

to threaten; to make threats

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

meeting; greeting; welcome

3

out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

3

direct control; direct supervision

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication

1

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

3

script; screenplay; scenario

1

man; male; masculine gender

2

corner; nook; recess

2

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

1

truth serum; truth drug

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

dignity; majesty; sanctity

1

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

2

as a child; when one was a child; childhood

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

agreement; rule

1

dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

1

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

dressing up

2

worn out of shape

1

klik; plock

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

to spend time (on doing something)

3

another thing; other things; another man's property

2

record keeper; recorder; archivist

1

(piece of) rope; ordinary method

1

each and all; every single one; everybody

2

ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large

2

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

2

sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

1

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

4

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

3

detection

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

2

long ago

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1