jpdb beta

barn; road; bang; bam

1

disarmament

1

older sister; elder sister

2

curve; bend; crook

1

birthday

3

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

to put to sleep; to kill

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

1

here; with this

1

once more

1

to have nerves of steel

1

withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

1

to not amount to much

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

5

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

2

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

1

indictment; prosecution; complaint

3

transactions; dealings; business

1

to make public; to bring to light

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

2

handkerchief

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

as a child; when one was a child

1

love of animals; animal loving

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity

1

to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

hesitantly; timidly; diffidently

1

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

2

misunderstanding

2

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

6

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

child

1

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice

2

dizzyingly; to feel dizzy

1