jpdb beta

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

the same kind; accomplice; partner

1

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds

1

to have a meal; to take a meal

1

twice; again; second time

2

four people

2

bravery; courage; heroism

9

jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

9

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

7

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

12

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

because; the reason why is

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

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

1

the State

2

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

2

planning; planning ability; deliberateness

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

at that time; in those days

1

explanation; vindication

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

inspection; observation

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

1

conclusion

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

4

stray arrow

2

circumstantial evidence

1

leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

1

to investigate; to examine

1

four years

2

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

6

jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

1

form; shape; figure; visage

1

miscalculation

2

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

every one; each

1