jpdb beta

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

2

to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art

1

to pull up; to haul up

1

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

2

decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

4

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

evidence; proof

2

duty; role; function

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

slum

1

to take up one's residence

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

mercenary (soldier)

1

bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

1

to make a living

1

capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

1

no penalty; no punishment; acquittal; impunity

1

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

opinion; point of view

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

to like; to prefer

1

one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success

1

outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

1

was

4

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

flight; desertion; escape

1

to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

2

keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

appeal; call for something; request; axiom

1