jpdb beta

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

1

kidnapping; kidnaping

2

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

2

unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune

1

to give an impression; to make an impression

1

grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

1

to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)

1

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

9

boy; son; baby boy; young man

10

all; entire; whole; altogether

5

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

2

to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

4

thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

2

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

oops!; I did it again; now I've done it; I've messed up

1

crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat

4

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

15

internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)

2

on Earth

1

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

1

filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging

2

cost

1

approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

2

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

this time; now

12

to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

1

flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

faint smile; half smile

4

failure; mistake; blunder

5

discovery; detection; finding

4

to pretend; to feign

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

1

reconfirmation; double check

1

shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

3

to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

7

end; close; termination

1

precisely because

1