jpdb beta

torture

1

father

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

2

parent and child

5

cost price

1

go that far; to that extent

2

back-alley doctor

1

what; what?; hey!

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

lovely; sweet

1

pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

5

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid

1

one week

2

after

2

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

2

win; victory

1

splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

1

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

3

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

2

rule

5

complicated and mysterious

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

softball

1

batter

3

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

6

mobile phone number

1

exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

1

while; during (the time when)

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum

1

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

bad

1

blunt weapon

3

pitcher

1

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

3

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

1