jpdb beta

aha!; yes sir

10

realistic; true to life

1

acting; performance

3

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

12

reference; allusion

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

3

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

19

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

overall; on the whole

1

being lightly dressed

2

shoulder

22

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch

3

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

6

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

5

miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

tights; pantyhose

1

to be prominent; to be conspicuous

2

trouble; bother; annoyance

5

near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

1

ribbon

3

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

3

frill

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

10

dress

4

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

6

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

3

-ish; -like

7

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

3

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

6

impression

4

deceitful; cruel

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

3

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

4

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

3

for this reason

13

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

27

male (animal, plant)

1

asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

10

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

2

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

4

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

36

hereabouts; around here

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

5

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2