jpdb beta

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

14

stairs; stairway; staircase

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

illumination; lighting

4

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

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moonlight

1

to rely on

1

stealthy steps; soft steps

4

to go up the stairs

7

to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

2

sense of smell; olfaction

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

11

now that you say that; now that you mention it

2

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

2

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

4

to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)

11

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

1

indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

1

skill

9

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

6

order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)

8

which; what (way)

2

with eyes half-closed

2

knob; doorknob

10

to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

10

criminal; culprit

4

structure; building

1

law

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

2

red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

3

calm; composed; leisurely

4

nod; inclination of the head

4

to force open; to push open

3

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

12

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

6

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

3

large quantity; large amount

4

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

4

vivid; striking

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

5

in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

2

overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora

1

siren

2

far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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