jpdb beta

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

7

ten minutes

1

possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

1

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

1

the best; ideal

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

2

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

1

busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

3

living together; coexistence

2

phew; whew

1

to give a true account; to give a graphic account

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

2

deep breath

1

wherein; therein; thereinto

1

just one person; only one

2

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

7

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)

1

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

3

whereabouts; what part; how much; what point

1

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

2

every evening; every night

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

to disappear; to vanish

3

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

4

utmost limits; extremity; limit

1

anomalous condition

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

4

to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

3

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

6

extensive; spacious

1

wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

3

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

8

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

2

every night; nightly

6

bad-tempered

1

to forebode; to have a presentiment

1

doze; nap; snooze

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

2

to answer the phone

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

makeshift

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

1