jpdb beta

high-class item

1

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

3

won't you

1

to assist; to help out

2

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

2

widow

1

bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking

1

secrecy; highly classified information

1

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

2

trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

soon; before long; shortly thereafter

1

angle

4

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

7

article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

3

price; cost

3

price hike; mark-up

1

to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

5

to sell over to

1

leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)

1

serious crime; felony

2

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

3

trade; buying and selling

1

money-making; earning money

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life

1

to use one's head

1

discoverer

2

kneecap

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

frilly; fluttery

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

8

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

to be hot on a person's heels

3

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

4

stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils

3

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

3

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

1

commotion; stir

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

5

slightly cloudy

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

8

fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

1