jpdb beta

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

2

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

2

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

2

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

2

eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

2

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

5

eavesdropping; tapping

2

to guess; to estimate

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

1

to break into fragments; to go to pieces

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning

2

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

3

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

to beat to death

1

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia

2

to hate; to detest

1

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

1

profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric

1

reply; answer

1

tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

2

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

1

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

9

head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

2

pirated edition; pirated version; bootleg copy

1

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

1

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

1

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

10

sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

1

pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well

3

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

2

prompt decision; quick decision

1

red hair

3

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1