jpdb beta

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

2

invisibly; secretly; privately

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

saliva; spit; sputum

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

three-way junction; three-way intersection

2

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

if; in case; supposing

5

critical moment; do-or-die situation

1

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

2

concrete-block wall

2

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

2

back of head

4

blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

2

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

5

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

5

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

13

at least

1

on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

3

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

5

to be rubbed

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

4

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

3

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

2

remembrance; recollection; recognition

3

each house; every house; many houses

1

to come within sight

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

7

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

2

in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

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

1

pitch dark; total darkness

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

3

together; in company

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

16

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

9

chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

4

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2