jpdb beta

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

3

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

hull

2

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

3

experienced; well-versed

1

waltz

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

it's probably so; it stands to reason

1

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

4

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

4

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

nearest; closest

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

1

strategy meeting; council of war

1

anchorage; anchoring; mooring

1

kidney-pie

1

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

sleeping bag

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

1

sleeping comfort or snugness

1

body

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

one's way back; one's way home

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

8

nightcap; a drink before sleeping

1

whisky; whiskey

2

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

1

to fall asleep; to sleep deeply

1

shower

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

5

ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

fresh

2

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

3

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

7

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

2

arsenal; ordnance factory; armoury; armory

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

2

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

2

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1