jpdb beta

locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)

4

killer; murderer

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

7

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

14

several seconds

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

to act; to take action

2

confrontation; showdown

1

to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

1

imitation; fake; sham

1

distant; remote; isolated

3

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1

to strangle to death

1

trap

15

example; an instance

1

beforehand; in advance; previously

4

to give directions; to issue instructions

1

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity

1

I; we; our part

3

infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

1

shape; form

3

operation; functioning; running

1

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

putting into operation; invocation

4

timer; clock register

1

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

2

until now; so far; up to the present

3

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)

1

outsider; someone outside of a group

1

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

tactics

1

intercept; interception; counter-attack

1

all means

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

4

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

showy; ostentatious

1

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

to be able to see

9

bad habit; bad habits

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

1

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

1