jpdb beta

huge; gargantuan

1

match; game; bout; contest

2

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

fighting bravely; strenuous efforts

1

to extol; to give praise

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

1

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

2

being startled

1

wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains

1

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

1

such ... as; or some such

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

7

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

2

exemplar; model; example; pattern

1

afterwards

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

1

foul-mouthed; abusive

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

prisoner (of war)

1

you (plural)

2

self-conceit; pride

1

arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

2

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

re-education; retraining; in-service training

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

every morning

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

2

various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

allotment; apportionment; share; dividend

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

finger; toe; digit

1

gambling

1

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

3

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1