jpdb beta

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

4

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

something or other; somehow

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

match; game; bout; contest

7

monarch's guards

1

troops; group members; team members; SDF officials

1

to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

1

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

3

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

1

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

8

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

3

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

8

to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight

1

shut up!; be quiet!

5

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

2

impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest

1

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

3

crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict

7

shock wave

2

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

3

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

2

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

1

semi-; quasi-; associate

3

collision; clashing

1

expression; phraseology

1

special; exceptional

3

once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals

1

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

2

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

2

be; is

3

fourth court rank

4

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

first place; first rank; units position (of a number)

9

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

one second

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

to need; to call for; to require

2

than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

2

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

each place; various places

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

4