jpdb beta

order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan

3

to steal (from a person)

3

end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

4

to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence

1

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

1

to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

2

on bad terms; at loggerheads

2

to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

2

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

1

to age; to grow old

2

description; describing; depicting

1

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

1

necessity; need

4

careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous

3

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

2

unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features

1

anywhere

1

flat

2

on-the-site inspection

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

2

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

7

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

1

suspect

3

punishing a crime to make an example for others

1

technique; method

2

performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)

3

number of persons; personnel

6

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

2

division; section; classification; sorting; division

1

lack of information; data deficiency

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

6

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

4

convenient

9

representative; delegate

1

(examination) comments and marks; rating

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

1

leather shoes; leather boots

5

of all things (people, places, days, etc.)

4

gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp

2

den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair

1

knapsack; rucksack; backpack

4

to entwine; to follow about

2

to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to

1

to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted

2

to arrest the culprit

1

coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

5

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

covering (from enemy attack); protection

2