jpdb beta

draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

4

stopping one night

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

3

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

4

committee member

1

acquaintance; appreciative friend

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

3

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

3

to lock

1

failure; mistake; blunder

4

to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

3

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

3

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

2

over one's shoulder

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

3

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

4

I; me

52

impiety; unbelief; infidelity

2

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with

2

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

4

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

3

shabby; mean; sorry; dingy

1

roll-call; muster

2

Aba (Nigeria)

37

sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

4

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

8

children

16

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

you (plural)

7

to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away

4

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

7

to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

8

angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

3

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

4

to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

3

thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

2

severely; harshly; utterly; terribly

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

15

not so

1

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

to get dry

11

with a start; with a jump

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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