jpdb beta

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

4

page; nth page; page ...

3

engineer; technical officer

5

thumb; big toe

5

beginning; opening; start; outset

2

narrator; storyteller; reciter

1

Watson

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

eight; 8

2

marriage

14

London (UK)

1

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

1

Jack the Ripper

1

shake; shock

1

following year

1

hundred; 100

1

thirty; 30

4

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

7

land; shore

2

shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck

1

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

1

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

4

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

2

person concerned; interested party; related party

1

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

2

you could say that; that might be so

1

to subsist; to keep on living

6

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

that's the way it is; such is life

5

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience

1

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)

1

crime; offence; offense

4

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

5

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

10

freely; frankly; without reserve

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

2

medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

2

large; large-sized; large-scale; big

3

freezer

2

freezing; cold storage; refrigeration

1

rat (esp. a laboratory rat)

3

preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)

2