jpdb beta

(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

6

roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

1

uncertain; indefinite

1

to spend money

1

direct contact

1

scene; sight; scenario; setting

5

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

one's last moments; death throes; agony of death

2

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

2

from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

1

place; room; margin; scope

1

to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)

1

defrauding; swindle

14

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

2

inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

3

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

to slap; to strike; to spank

1

digital

1

elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

2

text; textbook

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

running as fast as one can

1

three minutes

2

running the whole distance

2

dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

1

right angle; perpendicular

1

third stage; three stages

6

selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

1

to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)

1

room number

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

both fists

3

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1

sleeveless clothing

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

2

same color; same colour

3

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

shorts; short pants

1

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

state of emergency; emergency; crisis

1

counter for choices, options, etc.

1

to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

visibility

2