jpdb beta

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

3

lending and borrowing

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

2

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic

1

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

2

to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

3

to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

1

something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig

1

world; society; people; the public

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

2

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

1

cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

5

's house; 's home

2

tenant farming

1

medicinal herb

3

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

2

to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish

1

tacit understanding; unspoken agreement

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

1

before the year ...

1

large amount of money; great cost

2

to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain

1

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

1

jealousy; envy

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

to feel ashamed

2

fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness

1

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

12

too much; excessive; too

6

unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

1

paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

1

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

3

to die; to pass away

1

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

1

word; vocabulary

1

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

2

headache

1