jpdb beta

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

2

wartime

1

doctor; physician

41

demand; need; demand

2

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

1

originally

2

medical examination; checkup; consultation

4

method of treatment; cure; remedy

4

no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...

2

antidote

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

3

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

1

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

2

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

2

devoted; self-sacrificing

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

5

unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

meritorious deed; services

2

right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday

1

to burn

1

stimulating; exciting; provocative

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

1

to be a problem

3

painkiller

2

medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring

5

symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity

1

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

1

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

1

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

4

employee; employment

1

laceration

1

unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

3

exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

1

sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture

3

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

1

large fire

1

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

2

good medicine

2

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

to harvest (a crop)

1

hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

2

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

1

to make sure of the truth

1

to blush

2

something wrapped in cloth

1