jpdb beta

worst case

2

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

2

to return; to come back

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

35

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

2

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

6

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

4

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

7

prospects of victory; chances of success

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

17

to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

6

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

4

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

3

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

6

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

2

as if; as though

6

horizon (related to land)

1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

1

to disappear; to vanish

2

Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

9

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

6

silhouette; dark shadow

2

building

2

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

10

among (them); of (them)

2

to sit down

2

to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

7

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

13

employer

2

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

5

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

8

doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)

1

clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

12

lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

1

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

4

mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert

1

warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

3

to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with

3

should not; must not

1