jpdb beta

acting; performance

2

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

1

for dear life; barely escaping alive

1

murder; killing; murderer

1

building

2

impulse; impetus; urge

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

to discharge (e.g. effluent)

2

accurate; correct; precise; exact

1

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

2

to pour into (liquids); to pump into

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

limit; bound

1

to speak; to hear a voice

3

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

1

light; easy; non-serious; minor

2

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

1

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

4

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

accomplice; cohort

1

to feel hungry; to get hungry

1

sense; infer

1

ability; faculty

1

poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison

1

to throw into; to toss into

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

3

to go past; to pass; to pass by

1

phenomenon

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

in the end; at the end of the day

1

full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)

1

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

2

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

intimacy; affection; familiarity

1

end; break

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

1