jpdb beta

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

4

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

3

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

disregarding; ignoring

4

good idea

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

7

to kidnap

1

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

2

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

8

if so; in that case; in that situation

2

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

from now on; hereafter

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

hair coloring; hair colouring; hair dye

3

switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)

3

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

3

as always; as usual

2

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

outspoken; frank; candid

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

4

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

1

Earth; the globe

2

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

planet; dark horse

2

environment; circumstance

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up

1

tektite

1

all; every

1

dyes

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

1

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

1

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source

5

stardust

4

scholar

4