jpdb beta

powers of observation

1

things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

2

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

2

even so; anyhow; at any rate

1

to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

4

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

2

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

hatred

3

oneself; one's body

2

absolutely; positively; decidedly

4

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

4

another person; others

4

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

leather-covered

1

lower floor

1

reception room; parlor; parlour

2

visitor; caller

7

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

3

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

1

indoor; inside the room

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

to be satisfied

1

proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

1

august; beautiful

1

deed; act; work; performance

1

outer moat (of a castle)

1

emergency

2

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

measure; step; action

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

2

whole nation; entire nation; all the people

1

lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch

1

in times of war

1

convenient; handy; useful

1