jpdb beta

landlord; landlady

1

objection; dissent; protest

1

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

help; assistance; service

1

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

2

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

to twist; to distort

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

older; senior

2

coward; dastard

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

2

prison; detention house; detention center; jail

2

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

contest; competition; struggle; scramble

2

bad-tempered

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

playfulness

1

rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

1

Solis

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

4

brute; savage; fiend

1

faking crying; crocodile tears

1

to distinguish oneself; to stand out

1

to shed tears

1

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics

2

member

2

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

1

to escape

1

falling in love; attachment

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

to snatch; to steal

2

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to make eye contact

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1