jpdb beta

seizure; attachment; foreclosure

1

reply; response; answer

1

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

12

grim stare; stern look

1

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

6

short way; shortcut

1

observation post

3

order; request

2

pass (e.g. backstage pass)

5

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

3

old age; oncoming age

2

thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto

1

stingy; cheap; very frugal

2

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

5

written order; order form

1

invoice; consignment note; sender's copy; receipt of shipment

7

gunpowder; powder

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

1

cough; ahem

1

tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement

2

to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

2

father; dad; husband; you; he

7

to fall into another's hands

1

to buy back; to redeem

2

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

4

evening bell; curfew

3

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills

1

gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

2

simple honesty; tactless frankness

2

by the rules

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

5

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

4

sense of urgency; feeling of high tension

1

to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

2

to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

2

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

2

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

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

2

tool; implement; instrument; equipment

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

one by one; one after another

1

fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

2

robust health; able-bodied

3

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

1