jpdb beta

fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility

1

while; even though; despite

7

happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

16

ten o'clock

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

16

preparation; arrangements

5

to hang; to hang up

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

3

to begin

4

to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

2

directions; instructions; orders; command

5

to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

3

empty box

2

to get on; to climb on

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

2

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

3

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

3

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

6

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

6

knife

1

inquisitiveness

2

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

foreboding

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

8

tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

12

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

26

two

12

mutually contradictory

1

cool; calm; composed; easy; simple

3

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

3

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

2

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

1

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

4

otherwise; or else; if not

3

tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

7

destructive; devastating

1

in that manner

1

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

3

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

rather than

6

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

terror; shock

1