jpdb beta

power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity

1

object; body; solid

5

(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as

1

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

5

willpower; energy; vitality

2

in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

2

armpit; axilla

2

pinioning; binding arms behind the back

1

hostage

11

drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

7

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

7

villain; baddie; the villain's part

3

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

24

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

game

3

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

2

to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

7

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

to doze (off)

1

hollow; mid-air; air; sky

1

chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

point-blank range

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

to fit; to suit

1

arrogant; haughty; insolent

1

transactions; dealings; business

1

killing; murder

2

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

2

similar

1

these guys; these fellows

3

to acquire knowledge

1

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

1

fear; terror

1