jpdb beta

diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

1

withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal

1

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

7

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

classified information; top secret

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

2

to be exhausted; to be tired out

4

lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)

1

number of times; frequency; count

2

hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

1

meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

2

sensible; sensuous; intuitive

3

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

1

floor

8

balance ball; exercise ball; Swiss ball

1

beads of sweat

1

peak; peek

1

what on Earth is this?

3

very small; tiny

2

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

3

having good eyesight

1

marriage fraud; fake marriage

1

intellectual

4

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

2

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

2

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

2

to use up; to squander

2

occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work

1

(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

2

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

heyday; golden age

5

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

6

putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation

2

angle

1

ninety; 90

4

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

1

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

1

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

duty; role; function

8

to bring back

2

with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

3