jpdb beta

articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well

1

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

1

cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

2

celebratory banquet; feast

1

to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable

1

to leave; to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die

1

to make an apology

2

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

2

quite; utterly; really; completely

1

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

shadow; tail; following

4

serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

1

contradiction; inconsistency

2

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm

3

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

2

west side; west bank

1

tradition; convention

3

Westminster

1

pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll

1

conservative

1

Charing Cross

2

financial district

1

city

1

slum

2

going upstream; sailing against the current

1

ocean-going ship

1

pier; wharf; quay; dock

2

foreign country

3

loading and unloading

1

rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person

1

rustic; rude; vulgar; rough

1

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

2

development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability

2

unemployed person

1

underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor

1

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

9

unloading (of cargo); discharge

2

worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

lumber; timber; wood

1

wool

1

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night

1

jackknife

8

to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

1

highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging

1

The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

2

copper coin

1