jpdb beta

friend; acquaintance

2

grandchild

6

something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation

2

to invite in; to show someone in

1

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep

2

back of the hand

1

to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

drink; beverage

3

fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

2

kitchen

1

part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

2

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

1

not limited to; not just ...

1

hidden room; secret chamber

2

economical; bargain; good value; good-value

1

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

2

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

private army

3

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

1

stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

1

person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

3

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

1

dead person

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

2

grimace; sullen face

1

to smash; to crush

1

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

1

to race against time

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

2

to put on airs; to assume importance

3

state; country; nation

1

hypothetical or imaginary enemy

1

important person

1

confidential information

1

spy; secret agent

7

intelligence operative; spy

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

risk

1

apology; excuse

2

relation; relationship

2

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

9

to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say

3