jpdb beta

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

motive; incentive; motif

2

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

3

attack; charge; raid

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

2

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

to happen to pass by

1

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

4

honest person

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

provision of information

1

trivial; slight

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

to drop one's shoulders

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

to answer a question

1

acquaintance

2

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

target

4

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

6

very likely; very probable

3

stalking

2

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

best; ideal; perfect

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

shadow; tail; following

1

to lose sight of; to miss

2

passing each other

1

time lag

2

inefficient

1

(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food

1

to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

serious; severe; grave; acute

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

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

1

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

2

to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard

1

to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

1

certain evidence; definite evidence

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

4

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

2