jpdb beta

soot

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

3

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

2

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

2

distinction

1

anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

1

suspicious-looking; fishy

1

clock tower

2

partly open; in half bloom

4

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone

1

eleven o'clock

3

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

2

six minutes

1

to jump upon (a moving object)

1

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

6

nine parts; nine percent; almost

1

together; at the same time; same; identical

3

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

3

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

1

creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

3

they; those guys

2

interior design; interior; upholstery

3

fifty; 50

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

paint

2

brush

1

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls

1

coating; painting

1

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

1

divide into four pieces; one fourth

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

2

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

3

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

various

2