jpdb beta

to slip out

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

6

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

4

help; aid; assistance

1

this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent

2

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

1

to smile

6

to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

2

smoothly; swiftly

1

content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

3

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

the second time

1

guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

4

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

4

possible; potential; practicable; feasible

2

language

4

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

directly opposite; right in front

2

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

complaint

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

5

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

3

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

4

farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long

3

just one person; only one

1

to share

1

to talk together

1

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

5

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

eight; 8

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

1

one room

1

corner; nook; recess

2

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1