jpdb beta

selling by the piece

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

10

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

4

example; an instance

1

to turn against; to become an enemy

1

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

7

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

9

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

3

calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

1

perfect; complete; flawless

5

powers of observation

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter

5

wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

mixed; mingled

7

without; but if; otherwise; or else

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

5

to shake one's head

3

all on one's own

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

6

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

1

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

2

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

10

fundamental; basic

2

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

6

confession

1

poor; lame; ill-prepared

2

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

3

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

unanimity

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

20

to become pale; to turn pale

11

simple; easy

2

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

1

pointing out; identification

1

excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

1

bull's-eye; the mark

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

6

cowl

6

gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

3

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

5

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

to narrow; to reduce; to contract

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

3