jpdb beta

puzzle; riddle

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

7

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

3

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2

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

2

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

4

rare book

1

history

4

politics; government

2

mathematics; arithmetic

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

beauty

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

3

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

philosopher

5

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

2

conclusion

8

all; every

3

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

1

to love greatly; to love beyond all else

1

sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing

1

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

4

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

2

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

13

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4

to like; to prefer

2

as you want; as you will

2

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

3

to want; to desire

1

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

1

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

1

for this reason

1

to have an interest (in)

4

practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

1

suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta

1

no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)

1

professional duties

3

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

1

to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

3

after death

1

second marriage; remarriage

2

relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

11

consequence; outcome; result; blame

2

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

2