jpdb beta

mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress

1

to (go into a) sulk; to get cranky; to get cross; to become perverse

1

(United States of) America; USA; US

3

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

1

arrangement; pact; agreement

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right

1

none of your business; not your concern

1

society; the world; the times

1

strong person; the strong; the powerful

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

age; years

2

maturity; ripeness

1

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

2

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

be; is

5

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

honest; steady

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

4

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

4

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

this school; the school in question

2

sum total; total amount

2

majority

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

4

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

2

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

1

to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

4

equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

2

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

4

malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

1

to be relieved; to feel relieved

3

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

sergeant

1

to shout (in anger); to yell

2

new recruit; conscript

1

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

teleconference; video conferencing

1