jpdb beta

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

2

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

3

they; them

18

to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

1

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

4

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

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

grim face

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

sophistry; sophism

1

just because; even if; even though

2

appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

5

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

1

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

taboo; contraindication

2

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

1

afterlife; the next world; the world beyond

1

ash; ashes

1

execution

2

to be eloquent; to have a way with words

1

to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

4

reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

1

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

each other; one another

1

epic; heroic tale

1

to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to do

1

to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

2

that sort of; like that

1

satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing

1

fast pace; quick pace

1

half a point (esp. in go)

3

to cross one's legs

2

bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving

1

very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

1

last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

1

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

3

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

5

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1