jpdb beta

slapping together (incl. sound); fitting tightly (incl. sound)

1

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

3

junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

5

injection; jab; shot

3

to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

4

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

3

suspicious-looking; fishy

2

truth; reality

1

expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.

2

to seize; to grab; to collar

1

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break

1

central government office; head office; this office

6

able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability

1

bold; daring; audacious

2

plot; trick; evil scheme

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

1

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

11

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

fist

7

no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

1

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

7

newspaper reporter; print journalist

5

fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead

1

even though; despite; when

2

mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

1

seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences

1

break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

6

to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by

1

one word

1

to return; to come back

11

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

8

slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness

4

boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

1

complicated and mysterious

1

don't you think?; indicates question

3

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

2

itchy

1

to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate

1

convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

1

restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; alcohol; sake

2