jpdb beta

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

3

grim face

2

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

to get a phone call

3

tyrant; despot

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

4

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

to discuss; to talk together

6

three minutes

1

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

6

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

2

to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

3

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

6

sunlight; rays of the Sun

3

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

feeling keenly; fully realizing

3

volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

1

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

5

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

3

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

6

every time; each round

5

to be injured; to sustain a wound

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

2

to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)

1

prototype; model; pattern; archetypal

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

2

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

6

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

4

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

to pass; to go past

1

six; 6

2

period (e.g. class)

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

3

reproachful; hateful; bitter

2

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

7

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

2

great difference; major mistake

1

as always; as usual

5

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

5

to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

1