jpdb beta

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

1

to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk

1

to swim

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

to carry in; to bring in

1

good luck; fortune

1

to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

4

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

2

mistake; blunder; slipup

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

2

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

hostile nature; inimical character

1

police; police officer; police station

1

administration of justice

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

1

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

2

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

1

abuse; misuse; perversion

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

earnest apology

1

to put to trial; to argue in court

1

to blame; to find fault with

1

custody; detention; confinement

1

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

3

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1

clearing one's throat; cough

2

aim

2

to detain; to take into custody

1

if it's the case

1

merely for form's sake

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

1

whereabouts

1

from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say

2

fifth day of the month; five days

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

strategic

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

damage; injury; loss

1

don't you think?; indicates question

1