jpdb beta

acute ear; good ear

1

now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

1

house arrest

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

2

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

7

details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

2

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)

1

pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

1

function; facility; faculty; feature

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

3

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

3

tone (of voice); manner of talking

11

stature; height

2

first impression

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

6

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

21

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

4

merely for form's sake

1

(as alike as) two peas in a pod

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

3

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

3

observation; survey; watching

15

case; situation

7

cause; origin; source

2

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

6

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

4

to cancel; to call off

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

10

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

to be at a loss for words

2

lips

7

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

5

story; tale; talk; discussion

5

no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

4

's house; 's home

3

maid

5

to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone

1

cross fire

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

5

blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

5

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

6

originally; by nature; from the start

4