jpdb beta

great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

2

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

2

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business

2

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

topic of discussion; agenda

1

dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue

1

to apply pressure to; to press

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

2

business discussion; negotiation

2

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

3

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

2

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

1

purchase; buy

2

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

pride

2

to be forward; to be impertinent

1

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

Scott; Scot

4

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

2

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

2

way (of doing); manner; method; means

1

to behave modestly

1

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe

1

change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

buyer

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

5

to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily

1

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

1

good-quality; superior in quality

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

3

goddess; female deity

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

Brian; Bryan

25

gallant; dashing; jaunty

2

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

to antagonize; to provoke antipathy

1

to treat badly

1

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

4

to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err

1

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

1