jpdb beta

lean-to

1

at top speed

1

glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal

3

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

2

mirage

2

carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate

1

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

2

slow-footed

1

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

2

to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

2

breathing; respiration

3

clink; clatter; clang

1

mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy

1

guide; usher

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

4

Westminster Abbey

1

quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth

1

ringing; sound

2

observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

1

to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful

1

to slip out

2

illustrated story

3

to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out

2

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

2

armpit; axilla

1

to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other

2

to hatch (out)

3

poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite

3

adventure story; novel of adventure

1

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

1

roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with

3

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

embers

1

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

5

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

2

to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

2

cellar; basement

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

3

all night long; all through the night

1

street at night; making a night journey

2

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)

2

to glare at; to scowl at

3

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

3

notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)

1

back country; remote countryside

2

stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person

6

whatever

1

large box; chest

2