jpdb beta

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

nearly one hour

1

available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let

1

to invite in; to show someone in

2

hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)

2

last night

1

special; particular; peculiar; unique

3

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

self-justification; excuse

2

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection

1

objective

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

1

to dig out; to pick up

1

patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

5

guess; conjecture

2

next morning

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

4

assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

5

riskiness; (level of) danger

10

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

1

inquiry; enquiry; query; reference

5

chronic

1

despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

1

if it's the case

2

protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet

4

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

8

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

2

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

6

to well up; to burst; to arise

3

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

2

to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all

2

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

2

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

21

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

3

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

sleeping without turning over

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

5

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

another time; some other time

1