jpdb beta

necessity

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

1

two

6

both; (not) either

2

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

2

these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

4

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

2

to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

2

certainly; surely

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits

1

to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage

1

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

2

literary woman; talented woman

1

memory; ability to remember

3

significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning

1

mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

9

it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

1

in search of; in order to look for

2

internal; domestic

1

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

2

dilemma

1

sentence structure; grammatical construction

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

independence; self-reliance

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

4

pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

minimum; lowest; minimal; least

1

both parties; both sides

1

to face the situation

2

disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

2

travelling alone; solitary journey

1

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

5

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

4

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

one's husband; one's wife

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

5

efficiency

3

random; random sampling

1

aimlessly; without a goal

1

analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy

2

return; coming back

1

the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

1

telephone bill; telephone rate

1

to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded

3