jpdb beta

starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

3

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

3

to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

1

unnecessary; unneeded

2

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

4

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

1

guess; speculation; supposition

7

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

4

display window; shop window; store window

2

impulsive

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

3

cost of a meal (or meals)

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

bottom; sole

2

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

3

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

1

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

2

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

2

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

5

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

5

profiling

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

stolen goods; loot; spoils

15

long time; many years

12

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

6

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

2

threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

2

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

1

way of solving (a problem); solution

1

to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

1

pale; bloodless

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

5

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

trade; buying and selling

12

even if; even though; wow

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

2

to thrust before; to thrust at

2

trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing

5

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

5

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

5

magazine

4

appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)

6

separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume

3