jpdb beta

considerably; fairly; quite

11

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

9

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

2

to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree

25

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

9

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

9

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

10

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

2

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

8

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

4

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

10

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

2

that; the matter in question

12

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

7

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

7

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

4

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

12

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

14

very recently; in the very recent past

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

10

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

2

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

6

with a half-opened eye

2

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

2

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

22

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

3

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

8

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

4

marking; grading; scoring

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

3

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

1

pencil

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

3

(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired

1

sixty; 60

3

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

2

acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

8

high score

2

supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

1

to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)

1

unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

4