jpdb beta

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

precisely because

1

many years; a long time

1

to come to see; to come and see; to visit

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

1

to cut at; to slash at

1

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

2

to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

1

confession

1

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

3

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

2

to grasp tightly

2

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

(opening of a) wound; cut

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

eruption; volcanic eruption

1

spark

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

2

to say (something) over one's shoulder

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

3

to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps

1

cut; gash; incision

3

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

3

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

4

temple (on side of head)

2

to take out; to drag out

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

3

(romantic) love

4

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

to pay attention; to be watchful

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

2

to blow through; to blow across

2

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

1

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

feel (of a material); texture

3

rim; brim; edge; brink

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

you; dear; honey

14

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

6

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4