jpdb beta

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3

(electric) circuit; racing circuit

1

unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

1

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

1

made of steel

1

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

1

surname; family name; last name

1

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic

1

intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

4

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

6

flattery; cajolery; flirtation

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

capture; seizure

1

(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

3

grip

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

4

showing no sign (of)

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

long visit; overstaying

2

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

to be off one's guard

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

3

fatal; deadly; mortal

3

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

kettle

2

to boil water; to get the bath ready

1

pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

to breathe out; to exhale

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)

2

desert

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

1

indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice

1

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

1