jpdb beta

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1

speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

1

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

3

troublesome; bothersome

1

in the end; on top of that

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

2

doing whatever one pleases

1

indicates emphasis

2

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

4

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

4

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

6

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

2

not worth considering; out of the question

3

by sheer strength; by brute force

1

one third; a third part

3

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

7

one person's portion

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

12

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

5

accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank

2

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

2

security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol

4

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

2

putting into operation; invocation

9

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

means; way; measure

5

flight; desertion; escape

2

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

9

to take steps (measures)

2

example; precedent; case

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

7

terrain; geographical features; topography

1

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

4

obstruction; inhibition

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

3

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

4

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)

2

blow; hit; stroke

7

swoon; faint

3

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

3

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

4

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

5

whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

3

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

2

hey there; I say; see here

9

means; is; as for

3

to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge

1