jpdb beta

piece

1

to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

attack; charge; raid

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

complicity

2

illicit love affair

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

supply; provision; raising; procurement

2

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

4

support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

gossip; corner of the mouth

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

3

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

5

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

3

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

3

dead men tell no tales

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

3

blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing

1

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

1

power

2

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

2

strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

1

optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

3

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

3

to collect; to assemble; to gather

4

fist

1

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

2

to break; to smash

1

superhuman

1

physical strength; muscle strength

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

6

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

3

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2