jpdb beta

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

sharp; keen; acute

1

edged tool; cutlery

1

breaking off; snapping off

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

4

official duties; office; function

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

1

tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief

1

divining sticks; counting; calculation

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

3

erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

logic; logical

9

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

3

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

4

scraps; cut end; cut-off piece

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

7

disregarding; ignoring

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

2

witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

having not the slightest idea

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

old newspapers

2

still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

2

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

to sell

2

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

packing; wrapping

2

various articles

1

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

3

to smile

1

silk thread

2

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

2

to sew on

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

3