jpdb beta

black sheep (of a family); ostracism

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

personal affair; one's own affair

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

blunder; (careless) mistake; error

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

2

to wipe; to dry

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

beauty of style; beauty of form

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

7

fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man

2

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

2

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

2

aha!; yes sir

2

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

9

near-miss; just missing (each other)

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

moment; brief space of time

1

notebook computer; laptop

2

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry

1

cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently

1

enemy attack; enemy raid

1

shelter

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

2

all on one's own

1

component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

3

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

damage; injury; loss

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

serious; severe; grave; acute

2

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

2

teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

2