jpdb beta

locked room; secret room

1

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

2

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

2

(not) altogether; (not) wholly

1

does not seem (to be)

1

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

5

observing eye

1

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

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

1

piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

1

change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

7

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

1

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

1

at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly

1

the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

1

sword blade; knife blade

3

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

really; truly

8

alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do

1

vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

2

now; come (now); well

1

equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival

1

decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)

1

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

3

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

1

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

2

promising; hopeful; full of promise

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

15

momentary; instantaneous

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

2

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

6

observation; survey; watching

3

friendship

1

(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

1

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

1

to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

society; the world; the times

2

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

2

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

3