jpdb beta

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

6

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

2

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

hey; listen; look here; I say

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

4

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

1

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

several hundred; hundreds (of)

1

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

3

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

10

sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

2

being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless

1

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)

4

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

4

pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg

3

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

4

what to do

1

foundation; basis

1

parameter

5

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

3

that's so, isn't it

3

adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

1

average; mean; balance; equilibrium

4

to date; as of now

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

magician; conjurer

1

to make a living

2

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

at that time; in those days

2

prayer; supplication

2

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

1

to give a glance (at); to take one look at

1

pale; pallid

1