jpdb beta

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

2

woman; girl

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

3

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

1

to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

2

like this; in this way; as you see

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

2

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

1

suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)

1

holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

3

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless

1

to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

1

unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

2

to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working

2

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

2

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

3

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

3

both; both sides; both parties

1

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

5

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax

1

figurative

1

to pour on

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

4

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

to check; to compare

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

2

pointing out; identification

3

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1