jpdb beta

cable tie; zip tie

1

office

3

to request earnestly

1

pistol; handgun

6

suspicious

1

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

1

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

2

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

bitch; wench

1

base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation

1

to writhe (in pain)

1

they; those guys; those fellows

2

to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

capital; funds; seed money; asset

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent

1

party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

1

to do as one likes

1

smirkingly; smugly; broadly

1

limbs; arms and legs; body

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

2

saliva; spit; spittle

2

to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

this area; around here

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally

1

shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women

4

navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator

1

to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)

1

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

1

to stop walking; to pause

1

street light; streetlamp

3

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

1

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

1

belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

safety device

2