jpdb beta

I; me

10

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

1

incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to blow off; to be blown off

1

dried squid; dried cuttlefish

1

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

2

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

10

death penalty; capital punishment

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

to escape; to run away

3

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

5

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

to be born; to come into the world

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

3

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

3

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

4

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

duty; role; function

1

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

2

particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

1

that; those; the

4

diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

2

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

win; victory

1

to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

1

gun; cannon; artillery

1

missile

1

napalm bomb

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1