jpdb beta

last year

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

2

simply; merely; only; solely

1

to grow taller (of people)

1

growth period; growing season

2

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

cough; ahem

4

short (of a person)

1

trying on clothes

3

to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

1

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

2

love nest

1

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

1

belligerent; warlike

1

objection

1

to win

1

loafers

1

kick

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

5

size

2

runner-up; second (in a race)

1

both; both sides; both parties

1

as always; as usual

1

hot milk; warmed milk

1

trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

2

massing (of troops); gathering

1

past tense

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

1

trifles; minor details

1

to change (one's clothes)

3

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

sexual harassment

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

1

landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all

1

previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

1

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

2

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

to return; to come back

1

self-; from (a time or place)

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

1

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity

2

no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

1

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1