jpdb beta

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

5

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

to become fraught with emotion

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

1

three people

4

people

2

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

2

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

2

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

4

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

5

the fifth

1

if; in case; supposing

4

spy

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

8

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

this (very thing); this precisely

4

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

2

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

4

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

while; even though; despite

3

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

3

evidence; proof

2

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

3

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

1

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

one thin flat object; one sheet

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

4

he; she; that guy

5

too ashamed to meet

2

I don't want to boast but

1

secret information; intelligence

2

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

2

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

1

is that so?

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1