jpdb beta

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

simply put; putting it simply; in short

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

only daughter

3

fiance; fiancee

6

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

4

marriage

1

bar; pub; tavern

1

to get drunk

1

smuggling; contraband trade

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

2

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

2

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

2

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

5

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

1

wristwatch; watch

1

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

1

without

1

five; 5

4

whole face; all over one's face

1

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

1

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

1

to act; to take action

1

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

1

to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

1

loose-tongued; talkative

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

3

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

1

innocent; simple-minded

1

lovely; sweet

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

1