jpdb beta

chief; main; principal; important

2

industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

3

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

13

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

2

to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

3

honour; honor; glory; privilege

3

multi-

9

station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)

3

Colombo (Sri Lanka)

5

police inspector

20

loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)

1

police drama (television); detective drama

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

to meet face-to-face

2

ability; capability; competence; skill

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

6

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

8

galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)

1

roof

15

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

3

fingerprint

1

picking; collecting; harvesting

4

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

2

Qingdao (China); Tsingtao; Chingtao

60

retort; back talk; backchat

1

forgetfulness

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

2

call; visit

1

one's principal residence; main home

2

to cut; to slit; to slash

2

younger sister

3

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

2

being alive

1

nursing home; rest home

1

discoverer

12

part-time employer; place where one works part-time

3

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs

1

estimated time of death

2

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

2

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

1

being too late; losing one's final chance

5

to estimate

3

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

5

cow

5

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

4

inspection; examination; survey

1

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

1

to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss

2