jpdb beta

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

1

blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

2

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

4

inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

2

pronunciation; production of sound

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

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

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

2

to settle (in a place); to settle down

1

having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to get going; to start off

1

touch; contact

1

spy; secret agent

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to crack jokes

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush

1

this much; this amount

5

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

1

to begin to walk; to set out

1

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

twig; spray

1

dead leaf; dry leaves

1

field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

4

wall; fence

2

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

3

hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La

3

human habitation

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

1

scale; scope; plan; structure

5

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

1

three times

1

after a short time; in a short while; a short time later

1

door; gate; opening; title page

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