jpdb beta

Doyle

16

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

4

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

3

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

4

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

2

to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

2

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

2

to emit smoke

1

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

1

one's mind

1

generally

1

to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison

4

tenth day of the month; ten days

2

courage; nerve; grit

3

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

11

to show up; to appear; to turn up

3

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

4

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

2

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

to wear out

1

rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

2

to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

1

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

meeting place; assembly hall

1

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

1

several days later

1

for work; in a manner related to work

1

relation; connection

3

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

the very thing; itself

6

altogether; entirely

3

idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

1

truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

3

exaggeration

1

humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

luckily

2

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

3

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

1