jpdb beta

simulation

2

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

battle; fight; combat

5

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

2

to count; to enumerate

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

3

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

3

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

2

to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

8

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

5

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

19

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

6

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

17

out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

2

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

chatting; idle talk

2

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

18

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

2

over-fond parent; doting parent

4

going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

folding one's arms

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

3

special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness

3

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

1

equality; impartiality; evenness

2

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

1

gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering

1

treating (someone) like an object

1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

3

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

3

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)

1

this area; around here

2

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

10

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

8

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

9

single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

1

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

4

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

9

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

very; extremely; that is

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

6

to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

2

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2