jpdb beta

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

2

simply; merely; only; solely

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre

1

waste of time

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

3

inspection; examination; survey

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

7

light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim

1

red; crimson; vermilion

1

perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent

1

small talk; chat; gossip

1

questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

1

safe; vault; storage cabinet

1

(in one's) possession

1

gag order; gag rule; gag law

1

to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

1

because

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

4

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

putting off; postponing

1

to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request

1

to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

1

compromise plan

1

doorman

1

woman past her prime

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

3

hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole

11

illumination; lighting

3

power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout

4

electric light

2

uneasy

2

entrance

2

dusk; twilight

1

dim; dusky; gloomy

2

neo-Gothic

1

style; form; pattern

1

(natural) lighting (of an interior space)

1

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

4

top floor

1

direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service

1

spiral staircase

5

along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)

1

small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)

1

to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

4

skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window

1