jpdb beta

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

ornament; decoration

1

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

please ...

1

handrail; railing; banister

1

writer

8

a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull

1

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

while; even though; despite

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

1

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)

1

to shake one's head

3

hidden room; secret chamber

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

2

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

2

ashtray

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement

1

shit!; damn!

1

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

1

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse

1

under the floor

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

2

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

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

to select; to pick out

2

vacant house; unoccupied house

1

crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

2

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

4

food

2

this evening; tonight

2

meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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