jpdb beta

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

4

partner; pal; accomplice

4

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

4

some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

2

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

6

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

1

attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

4

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

1

house-cloth; dust cloth

1

yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

3

trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

2

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to speak; to say; to vocalize

1

to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

2

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

2

garments; attire

1

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

3

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

in the future; another day; later

1

wild idea; delusion

3

all night long; all through the night

2

romantic; spicy; coquettish

2

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

4

best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far

2

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

1

feeling; sense; impression

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

5

bad influence; negative influence

1

to pray; to wish

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

4

next day

1

twice; again; second time

1

inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

1

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1