jpdb beta

until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

play; drama

3

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

crime; offence; offense

1

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

1

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

3

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

3

fact; truth; reality

1

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

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

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

1

trace; vestige; evidence

1

to annoy; to cause trouble

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

1

one year; some time ago

2

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

1

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter

1

(social) position; status

1

100 percent

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

2

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

fabrication; lie; fiction

1

to mix together; to blend; to compound

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

2

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

1

mystery; strange event; mysterious affair

1

plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy

2

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

2

magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

6

secondhand store

1

manipulation; puppet

2

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

3

silk thread

4

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

wire

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