jpdb beta

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

2

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

3

to rest one's chin in one's hands

1

alliance; union; league

3

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

1

veil

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

without delay; smoothly; without a hitch

1

free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size

1

feeble; faint; weak

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

2

pious; devout

1

apostle; disciple

5

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

1

to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

1

to share

2

to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate

2

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

3

bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

2

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

1

life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

2

tip of tongue

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

3

tee-hee

16

carefully; with (great) care; with caution

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

popular name; common name; given name

1

walk; stroll

7

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

3

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

2

cost price

1

I; me

2

going home from work; on the way home from work

1

roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home

1

traces; evidence

1

empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

4

letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

4

soft fair skin

1

to break the seal

1

completely; fully; entirely

1

sham battle

6

cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1