jpdb beta

will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

position

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

full of; brimming with

1

seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

1

personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

2

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

job hunting; job searching

1

flattery; insincerity

5

first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade

14

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

2

interviewer; interviewee

1

demotion; relegation; downgrading

2

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

influencing (a person) for good

1

colonel; (navy) captain

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

4

one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand

1

just the other day; quite recently

1

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

2

acquaintance

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

1

you; my dear; hey

2

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

army colonel

1

fortified city; bastide

2

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

1

in person; personally; directly

2

hostile party; enemy side

1

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

1

to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

1

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

1

fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

1

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)

1

aha!; yes sir

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

2

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

car; vehicle

1