jpdb beta

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

3

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

2

younger sister

8

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

3

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

3

to grimace; to frown

2

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

4

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

1

negligee

1

koala

1

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

1

fancy

1

pajamas; pyjamas

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

it's none of your business; it's not your concern

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

2

to stare back (at); to glare back

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

taste; liking; preference

1

age 10

2

deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong

4

small talk; chat; gossip

1

drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

6

changing clothes; change of clothes

2

to go out and away; to leave

4

to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself

1

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

2

ridiculous; odd

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

guard; security (officer); guardsman

3

to find fault with; to question

2

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

message

2

password

2

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

8

matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

1

strict order; peremptory command

3

bottom of one's heart

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

2