jpdb beta

older sister; elder sister

41

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

50

to hide; to conceal

16

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

75

but; however; although

53

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

34

surroundings; environs; circumference

16

ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot

10

to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

3

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

130

to be erected; to be built

2

to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

5

site; plot; lot; grounds

3

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

mere; only; just; slight

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

6

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

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discovery; detection; finding

6

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

5

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

6

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

5

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

4

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

82

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

11

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

17

to; towards; for

10

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

6

axis of revolution

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

6

what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called

2

(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

1

rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

4

empty lot; vacant plot of land

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

1

to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

33

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

boundary line

1

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

2

within ...; inside ...

3

locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)

7

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

20

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

5

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

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