jpdb beta

apron

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

fraudulent appropriation

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

6

riparian works; flood-control works

1

donation; contribution; endowment

1

dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

3

coming and going; commuting

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

4

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

8

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

4

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

3

penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)

1

number of years

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

3

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

adoration; admiration; devotion

2

precisely because

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

2

to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

5

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

to discuss; to talk together

3

one's physical safety; personal security

1

recuperation; medical treatment

4

separation; living apart

9

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

to have an excuse

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

1

execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple

1

to clear one's name

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

bitter

4

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

4

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

7

door; gate; opening; title page

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

3

impatience

2