jpdb beta

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy

1

ability; faculty

2

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

1

this person

2

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

16

precisely because

3

very; extremely; that is

9

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

1

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

3

close associate; close aide; brains-truster

1

necessity

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

72

extermination; annihilation

2

to bear; to endure

4

hence; for that reason

5

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

interior; inside; internal

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

1

decision; determination; resolution

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

village

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

2

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

8

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

2

crushing defeat

1

to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow

2

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse

2

we; us

6

so much; so; like that

4

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

2

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

2

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

1

fundamental; basic

1

re-erection; rebuilding

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

7

at once; immediately; right now

4

huge; big; gargantuan

1

junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

7

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

2