jpdb beta

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

of course; certainly; naturally

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2

desperation; struggle to the death

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern

1

voice quality; type of voice

1

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

1

hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

3

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

number; series of digits

1

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

1

call; invitation

2

as you want; as you will

1

contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger

4

to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

2

sky; air; mid-air

1

what on Earth is this?

1

to push aside; to brush aside

1

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

4

loud voice

2

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

6

whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

2

tights; pantyhose

1

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

3

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

short; brief

1

everyone at once; everyone together

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun

1

passionately in love

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

2

cooperation; coordination; link

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

4

miracle; wonder; marvel

2

supplement; complement

3

lake

10

air battle; dog fight; aerial battle

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

2