jpdb beta

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

to obtain evidence

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

5

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

criminal; culprit

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

1

taking part (in a crime); participation; partner (in crime); accomplice

1

pride

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

2

you; I; me; oneself

5

stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop

2

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

12

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

15

older brother; elder brother

8

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

6

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

2

though; even if; whether ... or ...

2

neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

7

save our souls; SOS

2

indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

4

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

2

tic disorder

2

to face; to go towards; to head towards

14

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

6

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

gun point; muzzle

1

to turn towards; to point

2

sense of justice

5

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

rather than (do ...)

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

7

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2