jpdb beta

firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

2

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

to knock down; to knock off

4

water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

4

nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

11

the same kind; accomplice; partner

6

good humour (humor); good mood

5

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

3

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

2

to tie fast; to arrest

1

decision; determination; resolution

6

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

13

bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie

6

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

5

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

25

to choose; to select

4

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought

1

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

5

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

13

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

8

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

3

very interesting; of great interest

1

to begin to speak

3

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

experiment

2

to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst

2

armor; armour

6

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

4

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

6

overkill

2

downtown

2

dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

hoodlum; ruffian

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

6

private house

1

sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony

1

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

2

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

3

lunatic; madman

1

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

4

indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

2

bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac

1

which; what (way)

3

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

1

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1