jpdb beta

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

5

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

2

having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still

1

palm (of the hand)

4

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

5

to keep in mind; to memorize

2

inside one's heart; in one's mind

3

dealing with; coping with

3

in the meanwhile; during the time

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

5

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary

16

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender

3

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

5

so; therefore; and; (and) then

2

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

11

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

1

each other; one another

1

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1

continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

2

bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

destination (one is heading towards); goal

3

as planned; according to plan

3

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

9

serial murders

11

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

2

antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene

3

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

16

Ra's al Ghul

5

crest; coat of arms

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

2

crime; criminal act; offence; offense

6

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

4

putting off; postponing

1

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

2

initial stage

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

1

one month

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

3

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

2