jpdb beta

a matter for the police; a brush with the law

2

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

employee; worker

1

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

1

uproar; disturbance

1

to be prolonged; to drag on

2

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

3

sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

early stage

1

settlement; solution; resolution

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

1

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

to be found; to be discovered

5

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

2

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

2

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

how; in what way; how about

2

to do

3

small quantity; little; little while; short distance

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

is not; am not; are not

2

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

hope; wish; aspiration

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

1

purse; handbag; wallet

5

offender; criminal; culprit

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

2

she; her; girlfriend

5

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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