jpdb beta

bridge

3

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

40

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

21

oh; ah; I'll be darned

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

London (UK)

8

long time; many years

1

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

73

attack; charge; raid

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

22

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

10

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

4

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

22

to feel; to sense; to experience

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

6

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

3

case; situation

1

then; well; so; be; is

7

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

3

adds force or indicates command

7

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

4

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

37

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

you

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

32

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

meaning; called; said

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

5

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

2

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

14

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

that; those; the

5

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

2

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

4

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

12

tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky

1

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

25

money; metal

1

to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over

1

to have the nerve to

2