jpdb beta

in high spirits

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

tall (of a person)

1

moonlight

2

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

2

simply (cannot)

1

goodness; good

6

corner; nook; recess

1

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

with a start; with a jump

2

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

easy; simple; light

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

2

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

1

loud laughter; roaring with laughter

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

hey there; I say; see here

1

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

hey; yo; hi

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

3

origin; beginning

1

extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase

1

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

2

blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit

1

well, I must admit ...

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

yeah; you're right; that's right

3

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

7

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1