jpdb beta

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

1

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

4

grandchild

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

2

to begin talking; to open up

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

father

2

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

2

as soon as possible

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

desperation; self-abandonment

1

thoroughly; through and through

1

impossible to do (although wants to)

1

everyone

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

5

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

what sort; what kind

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

1

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

1

previous remarks

1

amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

to look away; to avert one's eyes

4

ascending staircase

2

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

1

station building

5

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

4

-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

1

rare

1

to throw at; to turn; to raise

2

somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

same year in school

1

cultural

1

sports-minded; sports-oriented

2

surname; family name; last name

7

origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry

1

sociable

3

to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

1

to leave behind

1