jpdb beta

and yet; though; when; in spite of

8

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

4

to make plans

1

to get on; to climb on

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

2

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

3

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

military police

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless

1

decapitation; beheading

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

death from disease; death from illness

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

mother

3

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

3

monster

1

shades of evening; dead of night

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

1

according to (someone)

2

monastery; convent; cloister; abbey

7

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

4

distant relative

1

relative; relation; kin

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

2

signature

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

1

payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing

3

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

3

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

the reason for something

1

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

1

unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

3

rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

1

to shout at

1

door; gate; opening; title page

2

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

roof leak

1