jpdb beta

rare

6

doctors; teachers

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

1

since; henceforth

39

having no money; lack of money

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

3

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

1

wink

6

oath; vow

2

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

13

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

5

(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

4

ill-mannered; rude

4

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

5

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

4

if I (we, etc.) could

4

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

2

this much; this amount

7

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

1

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

6

eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

2

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

6

India

1

interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

1

tribe; clan; house

1

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

6

crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

10

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

5

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis

4

to return; to come back

24

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

14

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

1

harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

1

one after next; second

4

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

11

cake

48

one by one; one each; one at a time

6

harmless; innocuous; safe; benign

1

for the first time in one's life

5

gulpingly; in one gulp

6

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

48

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

7

lie detector

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

4

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

21

aha!; yes sir

20

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1