jpdb beta

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

loud voice

1

evening paper

1

petition; complaint; (legal) brief

2

court; courthouse

6

bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise

1

news; word; tidings; omen

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

3

bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

15

(not) one

2

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

4

to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

4

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

5

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

wrong diagnosis; misdiagnosis

8

lawsuit; complaint

2

knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

1

to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

1

matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight

2

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

1

already; too late

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

loss of a (legal) case

2

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

5

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

sparks

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

3

fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

1

see; you see; ha

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

1

maybe; could be; might

1

scholarship; scientific attainments

1

political strength

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

1

means; way; measure

2

tea party

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

1