jpdb beta

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

considerably; fairly; quite

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

3

technique; method

1

to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

1

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

8

man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

1

all; everything

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

3

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

1

to be sacked; to be dismissed

1

matter of time; question of time

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

motive; incentive; motif

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

5

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

3

self-protection

2

way; method; means; resource; course

2

to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

6

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

18

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

6

Scotland Yard

2

adds force or indicates command

7

voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

3

how; in what way; by what means

1

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

1

within the next couple of days; in a day or two

1

he; him; boyfriend

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

script; screenplay; scenario

2

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

2

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

2

secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting

6

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

2

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

3

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

5

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1