jpdb beta

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

7

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

2

high street; town centre (center)

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

just because; even if; even though

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

10

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

3

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

to take command; to give direction

3

leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

7

tone (of voice); manner of talking

6

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

5

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

2

without; unless; have to do

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

5

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

14

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

1

command; direction

1

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

1

auntie; older woman

7

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

competent; suitable; qualified

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

9

low voice; whisper

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

5

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

3

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

4

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

16

obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

surely; certainly

9

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

to stop walking; to pause

3

back street; back alley; off-street

2

vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot

2