jpdb beta

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

5

bitterness; bitter taste

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

2

aha!; yes sir

3

vomit; vomiting

1

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

past tense

1

glory

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

property; fortune; assets

2

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

frequent; common; usual

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

7

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

to resemble closely

3

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

2

such; this sort of; like this

1

curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell

1

friend

8

purple; violet

5

to look away; to avert one's eyes

5

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

2

shriek; scream

6

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

2

gambling house; gaming room; gambling den

2

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

2

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

piano

1

musical performance

2

chief; main; principal; important

1

clientele; customer stratum

2

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

2

money; metal

2

to want; to desire

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

roulette

1

gambling den; gambling house

6

evening; evening hour

3

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

3

assailant; marauder

8