jpdb beta

to burn off

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

7

to torment; to harass; to tease

1

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

5

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

guilty conscience; feelings of remorse

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

2

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

ostentation; show; affectation

1

to survive; to continue living; to escape death

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

1

hesitation; indecision; vacillation

2

apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

1

bathroom

6

with a start; with a jump

2

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

several times; a few times

1

to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

2

(right at the) side; just beside

1

in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

2

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

1

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

1

(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

3

duty; obligation; responsibility

4

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

2

address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile

4

nearest; closest

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

3

there being no use in arguing (about it)

1

value; worth; merit

1

pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others

2

(doing something) for money; being mercenary

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

3

phlegm; sputum

1

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

1

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

divide into four pieces; one fourth

1

to apologize; to apologise

2