jpdb beta

father-in-law; foster father; stepfather

2

professional duties

2

till just now

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

3

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

5

beaming smile

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

3

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

4

aura

3

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

3

to raise (one's voice)

1

bloodshed

1

shin; shank; lower leg

2

step; stride; counter for steps

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

1

lower region; lower part; region below

1

to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

4

to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

cold; frigid; bracing; dignified

4

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

2

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

masochist; masochism

2

suffering (as a result of maltreatment)

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

10

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

6

leaving; quitting; retiring

1

return; coming back

2

kick

2

to be captivated (visually)

1

shaking violently

3

to cook (e.g. rice)

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

4

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

4

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

4

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

1

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

4