jpdb beta

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

small-breed dog; toy dog

1

to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give somebody the brown-eye

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

4

watchdog

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

walk; stroll

4

firmly, stubbornly

1

pet dog

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

8

ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)

1

several days later

1

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

4

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

1

to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last

1

whole family; all one's family

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in

1

even now; still; as yet

2

looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

1

to meet; to greet

1

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected

2

hurt; injured

2

to limp

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

2

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

6

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

4

to scratch; to claw

1

childish; child-like; innocent; naive

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

1

when; at what point

2

(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

1

to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

1

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

2

moment of death

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

2

(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap

1

indirect lighting

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

2

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

1