jpdb beta

husband

2

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

probity check; background investigation

1

private detective

1

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

2

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

2

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

shadow; tail; following

1

hotel

3

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

1

witnessing; observing; sighting

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

5

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

a throw; a fall

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

result; fruit (of); product (of)

1

from the beginning

3

because; as; since

2

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

3

real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

5

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

4

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

2

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

1

piece of evidence; evidence

1

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

1

summer vacation; summer holiday

2

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

4

younger; junior

2

country road

1

taking shelter from rain

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

5

sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

to stop raining

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

3

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

15

umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

6

possible; likely; probable

2

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

2

to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

6

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

4

with these words; while saying

1