jpdb beta

Monday

2

last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

1

boss; chief; head

1

along the road; along the way

3

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed

1

attendance; presence; appearance

4

famous; fame

2

however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while

1

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

1

pebble

2

forelock; bangs

3

cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

1

artificial eye

2

powers of observation

1

physical

6

magic

5

underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

2

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

3

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

4

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

1

supreme commander

4

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

1

as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early

1

hard to read

1

difficult to understand

1

complicated and mysterious

2

inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable

1

forearm

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

conjecture; surmise

1

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

3

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

1

any of; either of; (to) any

1

it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say

2

to drift (to); to be washed ashore

2

conspiracy; collusion; complicity

5

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

4

to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes

1

fault

1

(nothing) but a little

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

14

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

3

latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

2