jpdb beta

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

1

outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude

1

free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

hunting; shooting; game; quarry

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

3

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

1

touch; contact

1

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

2

figure; body shape; build; physique; form

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

slope; slanting surface; bevel

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

scratch; graze; abrasion

1

good grief

7

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

1

wonderful; astounding; marvellous

1

narrow escape from death

1

troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

2

to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear

3

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)

3

very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

4

bygones; the past; past event

1

to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

1

smiling face; smile

6

mistake; error; blunder

4

to hate; to detest

1

deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

1

just past noon; afternoon

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

2

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

1

natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical

1

in this way; like this

2