jpdb beta

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage

1

to head home; to leave for home

3

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

afternoon; p.m.

13

the nth (thing)

3

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

3

level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous

1

simply; merely; only; solely

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

2

flood of emotions; many thoughts

1

to show one's affection; to express one's love

1

look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

4

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

flattery; compliment

1

something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

2

book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

4

library (usu. single-room); small library

34

stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

1

sisters

4

assuming that ...; supposing that ...

1

eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

6

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

1

another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking

1

against; contrary to

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

free (of charge); gratuitous

5

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

3

to come to realize; to become aware (of)

5

Ferri

4

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

2

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

2

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

2

safe; certain

1

to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

2

name of a disease

1

to cure; to heal

6

to call the doctor

1

can't help; won't make much difference

1

as you want; as you will

3