jpdb beta

wishful thinking

7

secrecy; keeping secret

2

sound (of a sentence); euphony

1

to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

8

critical (condition); serious

1

related to; in relation to

1

disgraceful; shameful

3

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

8

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

4

instigation; incitement

1

public hearing; trial

2

moral obligation

3

different thing; another question; different case

5

nowadays; in this day and age

3

book burning

2

banning of books; banned book

2

historic; historical; traditional

3

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

5

tide; current; tendency; trend

3

to have a discussion

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

4

complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation

3

suitable; satisfactory; desirable

1

to twist; to distort

3

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

2

results (of a study)

10

exceedingly; very

5

deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour

3

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

7

surely (not); certainly (not)

8

characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate

1

to charge; to rush; to assault; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)

1

panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind

3

Until Death

7

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

5

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

3

to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)

1

rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash

4

Song of Solomon (book of the Bible); Song of Songs; Canticle of Canticles

18

(full) name; identity

1

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

4

the opposite direction; the other way

1

economising; saving

3

taxi

8

inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

8

flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

2

to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

4

oversensitive

2