jpdb beta

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

7

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

2

engine

1

beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows

2

to be manageable; to be able to handle

2

to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

1

to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

1

sediment; earth and sand

13

to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

1

accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right

14

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

99

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

moreover; in addition

37

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

9

in search of; in order to look for

3

suspicious-looking; fishy

4

risky; dangerous; insecure

6

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

8

random (e.g. attack, killing); indiscriminate; unprovoked

1

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

3

origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

1

crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

4

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

7

to purse one's lips

6

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

5

reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

3

passage; paragraph

2

usually; under usual circumstances

7

deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall

2

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

1

glancing (look)

4

fine fellow

1

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

3

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

discord; (on) bad terms (with)

2

power; influence

1

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

3

guidelines for action; personal principles

2

judge

1

(police) detective; criminal matter

2

to investigate; to examine

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

contrary to one's expectations

5

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

2

unfairness; injustice; partiality

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

5

matchstick

1