jpdb beta

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

3

quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

1

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

1

snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily

1

feeling of satisfaction

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

good humour (humor); good mood

2

door; gate; opening; title page

2

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

1

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

3

pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

4

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

2

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

6

crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

3

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

forced; compulsory

1

physical

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

1

jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking

2

family name

3

law; rule

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

hose; horse

1

peerage; court rank

4

count; earl

2

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

(process of) elimination

1

attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

1

man; male; masculine gender

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

damned; cursed; accursed

1

should do; ought to do

2

order; sequence; procedure

1

in order; in turn; one by one

1

marquis; marquess

2

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

1