jpdb beta

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

tight-lipped; able to keep a secret

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

3

always; at any time

2

to be in one's debt

3

chance; opportunity

3

stray dog

1

bare earth; ground

1

to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

1

meaning; called; said

1

salary; wages; pay

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

great haste; mad rush

1

they; those guys

1

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

1

you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

11

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed

1

kick

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

to dirty one's hands

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

2

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

3

to let slip; to slide; to glide

1

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

2

cold sweat

3

inside; interior; inner part

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to wrap up

1

invitation; introduction; temptation

8

aha!; yes sir

1

very; extremely; that is

1

regulation; adjustment; control

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

3

half a year; six months

7

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

2

as (somebody) says

2

(in) his way; peculiar to him

2

that is to say; so that means

5

rare

1

matter; item; facts

2

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2