jpdb beta

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings

1

gun point; muzzle

1

meditation; contemplation

1

every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

2

good-luck charm

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

2

to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

1

great detective

2

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else

1

(elder) sister

1

noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank

1

refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained

1

changing one's clothes; change of clothes

1

groggy

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

1

defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

2

replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

1

inspection; audit; judgement; judgment

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

2

to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

1

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

2

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

2

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

bias; eccentricity; obstinacy

1

eldest brother

1

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

1

representative; exemplary; model

2

to compete with; to vie for

1

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

1

unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

1

head of a sleeping person

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

1

after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath

1

pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

1

demanding; difficult; strict

1

imprisonment

1

face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

1

auction

1

new car

1

cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow

1

to bring up a subject

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

pestle

1

to solve a mystery

2

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3