jpdb beta

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

1

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

spouse; wife; husband; partner

2

to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

1

mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance

1

relation; relationship

3

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

4

social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

1

piano

1

dance

1

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

1

anyone can see that; it's obvious that

1

jealous; envious

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

is not; am not; are not

2

convenient

1

presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

2

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

1

how long; how far; how much

1

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

1

to cling to; to embrace

2

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

2

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

1

to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)

1

reflexive; reflecting

1

to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to come back

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

had better ...; had better not ...

1

society; the world; the times

2

thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

1

to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing

1

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

1

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

1

self-introduction

1

all night long; all through the night

1

(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

1

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

2