jpdb beta

be on your guard!; take care!

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

one day; (on) a certain day

2

crime; offence; offense

1

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

in a bad mood

1

because of; owing to; due to

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

1

prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective

1

again

1

few days

1

unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state

1

cause; origin; source

2

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

14

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

3

receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin

1

to become better; to improve

1

catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water

1

eavesdropping; tapping

1

weekly publication

2

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

2

freelance writer

2

article; news story; report; account

1

infamous; notorious

1

weekly pictorial magazine

1

scramble; struggle

1

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS

6

to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)

1

hatred

2

to whine; to make feeble complaints

1

soft sound; dampening (of sound)

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

1

bottom; buttocks

1