jpdb beta

in person; personally; directly

9

to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up

1

pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher

1

plan

2

rolling up one's sleeves

1

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

rich person; wealthy person

1

pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung

1

having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

2

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

to be delayed

1

imitation; fake; sham

1

cloudy sky; overcast sky

1

supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory

2

gatekeeper; doorman; porter

5

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

3

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

1

cunning; crafty; wily; sly

1

to try all possible means

3

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

2

total energy; all efforts

1

outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend

1

fortunately; luckily

2

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

to be away from home; to be out of the house

8

raging stream; rapids

1

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

6

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

3

to make up a party

3

haughty

1

to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

13

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

4

in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

2

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

3

approach run; run-up

3

with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal

1

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

19

secretly having a dark past; having a guilty conscience

3

to meet someone by chance; to happen upon

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity

5

to be discouraged; to be disheartened

3

ill-mannered; rude

2

to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit

4

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

4

to boil over

1

spearhead

1

hoe

3

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

1

(large) house; residence; mansion

13