jpdb beta

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

2

to exchange words

7

washroom; bathroom

4

quick work; (clever) feat

3

being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness

1

logic

3

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

2

accident

2

trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag

2

(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

19

to be driven into a corner; to be left with nowhere to turn; to be in a dilemma; to be unable to go forward or backward; to be stranded; to get stuck

1

it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

4

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

4

to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

1

to sidle up to

2

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

2

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

3

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

Geneva Convention

1

United Nations; UN

2

to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

1

full of; brimming with

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

3

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

3

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

16

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

1

from there; thence

3

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

6

to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed

10

deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief

5

to balance (accounts); to even out; to balance out

3

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

2

threat

1

getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

1

safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person

1

thin; slender; slim; skinny

1

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

3

to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)

4

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

6

to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

6

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

2

realistic; true to life

1

acting; performance

3

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

5