jpdb beta

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

7

to get a phone call

5

coincident with; while; simultaneously

4

folding one's arms

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

5

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

1

lover; mistress

6

to like; to love; to be fond of

1

you (plural)

9

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

5

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

instant; moment; for an instant

12

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

2

private detective

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

2

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

11

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

relation; connection

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

3

depth; deep place

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

5

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

2

to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

3

double feature (movie)

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

5

to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to do

13

tension; mental strain; nervousness

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

1

regret; repentance

3

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

5

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

18

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

to get used to living in

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

2

grey; gray; ashen

1