jpdb beta

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

7

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

5

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

4

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor

3

category

1

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

national interest

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

sting operation; undercover investigation

1

castration; enervation

2

discipline; training; teaching manners

4

molars; back teeth

5

tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone

1

back of the hand

5

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

1

economical; efficient; lean; compact

1

to come back (to); to return to a starting point

1

self denial; self control

1

admiration; wonder; astonishment

2

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

3

to appease; to suppress; to calm

2

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

2

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

7

to change one's clothes

12

to sit (down)

7

left foot; left leg

3

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

4

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

4

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

5

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

3

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

15

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

14

to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke

9

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

29

self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

4

curt; point-blank

3

lickety-split; quickly

1

quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully

1

eating out; dining out

4

press corps

6

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

8

man of the hour; woman of the hour

4

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

1

responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

4

choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

11

B; b

1

newsflash; breaking news

1

scoop

23

minister of state

1