jpdb beta

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

7

carotid artery

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

trembling voice; quavering voice

1

hostage

4

they; those guys; those fellows

3

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

3

we; us; I; me

1

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

2

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

1

to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

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

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

5

joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

4

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

1

command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

1

to take command; to give direction

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

1

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

2

done; just done; just finished

4

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

4

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

to mean

1

(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether

1

to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

1

shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration

1

position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase

1

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

3

one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time

2

to let one's guard down

2

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

to fester; to form pus

1

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

2

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

2

to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1