jpdb beta

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

1

sudden braking; slamming on the brakes

2

banshee

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Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

2

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

3

fairy; sprite; elf

2

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

1

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

1

mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

2

Olympics; Olympic Games

2

(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics

1

volt; bolt

2

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

1

pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

like it or not; like or not like

1

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

2

to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess

2

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

1

no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price

1

company; corporation; firm; one's workplace

2

business discussion; negotiation

1

high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior

2

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

2

to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

1

to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions

1

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

1

section manager; section chief

3

accomplice; co-conspirator

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

convenient

1

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

1

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

to be able to conceal

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

1