jpdb beta

to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors

3

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

information discovery; disclosure of information

1

abrupt; sudden

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

power; authority; influence

1

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

ability; capability; skill

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out

1

skinny

1

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

to frolic about; to mess around

1

to come within sight

2

buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

2

congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder

1

peak; peek

1

sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

Ginnie; Ginny

79

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

limit; restriction

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

light meal

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

1

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

6

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

1

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

2

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

location; address

2

waste of time

1

she; her; girlfriend

1

rest; relief; relaxation

1

hereabouts; around there; that area

1

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

day trip

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

1

overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

1