jpdb beta

blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious

3

piled up high; in a heap

1

to disappear; to vanish

5

literally; to the letter; literal

4

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

2

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

4

to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

1

(the thing) itself

2

interior; inside; internal

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

1

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

1

disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray

1

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

2

corner; nook

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

1

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety

2

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

1

looks; features

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

5

outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms

1

early morning

2

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

period of time; time slot; time zone

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

3

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

weather

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1