jpdb beta

being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing

1

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

3

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

2

showing one's face in public; facing another person

4

to impress (someone)

2

to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

10

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

8

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

36

role; part; job; assignment

3

making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)

1

phew; whew

22

approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage

2

partner; pal; accomplice

4

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

9

crow

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

6

mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

word for word; verbatim; literally

1

ideally; if one were to wish for more

7

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

16

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

6

to detain; to take into custody

1

to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

2

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

4

to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)

4

sleepy; drowsy

3

trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

3

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

2

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

2

to cut off the retreat

1

to hint at something

1

leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

5

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

16

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

3

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

5

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

4

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

2

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

to lose consciousness

3

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

8

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

8

to get along well with; to make a go of it

1

confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

4

sign; indication; omen; symptom

2

indirect

9

planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up

2