jpdb beta

be; is

2

courteous; decorous; polite

1

irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

1

being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind

1

beautiful girl

1

companion; company

2

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

6

be; is

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

5

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

detention pending trial; confinement; custody

1

dungeon

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

3

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

to sob

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

5

to pretend; to feign

3

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

to bark; to bay; to howl

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)

4

moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

4

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

4

to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands

1

settlement out of court; private settlement

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

3

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants

1

ready (to do); willing

1

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1

be; is

1

rather than (do ...)

1

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

2

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

3

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

18

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

to survive

1

means; way; measure

3

accomplishment; execution

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1