jpdb beta

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

disgrace; humiliation

1

to get in touch with

4

(not) so much; (not) that much

2

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

2

to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)

1

placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition

1

in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

2

reputation; respectability; honour; honor

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

18

to investigate; to examine

1

fifth day of the month; five days

4

desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

2

dilemma; predicament

2

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

disappointment; despair

1

completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

1

humiliating

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

letter; note

6

as soon as possible; ASAP

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

2

to escape from; to get out

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

1

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

1

in the city

1

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

1

to lay aside; to set aside

1

shawl

6

charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all

1

functionality

1

regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

1

extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling

1

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

elasticity

1

no exception; without exception; always the same

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

3

design

1

had better do so

2

present; gift

1

kitchen

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1