jpdb beta

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

12

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

2

fellow pupil (apprentice)

1

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

for your information; I'm telling you

1

by today; before the day is over

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue

1

to stop walking; to pause

4

to point at

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

belief; faith; conviction

3

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

to stand stock still

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

fool; dunce; idiot

1

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

1

sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

proposal; proposition; suggestion

2

they; those guys

3

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

considerably; fairly; quite

2

inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

1

a third force

1

in the future; another day; later

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

expert; skilled hand; person of experience

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

3

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

and; thereupon; because of that

2

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

2

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

3

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

changing one's academic course

3

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

return; restoration

1

tuition; school expenses

1

to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge

1

sofa; couch

1