jpdb beta

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

3

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

3

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

2

circumstances

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

9

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

5

truth; real situation

1

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

14

to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

6

I; me; you; manservant

39

you

8

absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing

3

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

2

satisfactory; decent

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

4

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

2

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

12

winter vacation; winter holidays

4

leisure time; idle moment

1

getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)

2

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

6

stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

4

to get information; to find out; to get wind of

1

to be on the lookout; to lie in wait

2

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

13

quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless

2

within; inside of; less than

2

depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination

1

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

to hurry; to rush

1