jpdb beta

bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

3

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

recently; the other day

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

8

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

2

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

1

law

2

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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serious; severe; grave; acute

2

quarrel; dispute; argument

3

to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

9

accomplice; cohort

1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

3

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

1

week

4

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

4

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

1

certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

2

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

4

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

4

the fifth

1

hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

1

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

interrogation; hearing; trial

6

next morning

3

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

4

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

4

late at night; small hours of the morning

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

body guard; military escort

2

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

within; inside of; less than

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

short time

1

interview

1

first impression

1

guess; conjecture

6

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

otherwise; or else; if not

2

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

3

tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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