jpdb beta

expulsion (from school)

3

already; too late

11

telephone pole

1

fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

2

how many years; how long; what year

4

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

4

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

standing; reserve; always having ready

1

contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

telephone number

1

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2

three; three years of age

2

number; series of digits

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

6

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

7

distance; range

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

9

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

6

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

2

invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary

1

confrontation; showdown

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

1

house number; address

2

residential area

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

3

nameplate; doorplate

1

address book; list of addresses; mailing list

1

to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

6

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

ready-built house; built-for-sale house

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

rich person

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

2

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

2