jpdb beta

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

6

to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

1

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

3

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

3

rather; sooner; preferably

4

unavoidable; inevitable

4

acquaintance

5

to keep an eye on; to take care of

1

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

15

to walk down the road

1

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

temporary employee placement

1

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

1

general manager

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

3

without trouble; easily; readily

4

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

4

to be distant

1

food

22

two classes; double; two sets

5

Degas

3

to knock down; to knock out

1

complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

2

spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down

1

per capita; per person

1

members; member; constituent

9

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

2

doorknob; door knob; door handle

5

right half of the body

1

block (of wood); chip; splinter

1

hit; strike; blow

3

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

3

a moment ago; just now

1

anti-war

17

deep, threatening voice; menacing tone

1

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle

1

contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

6

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

to repent; to be penitent

1

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

1

ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness

2

unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight

2

to become better; to improve

3

Ant colony

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

2

indoors

1