jpdb beta

alibi

3

suspicion; charge

3

establishment; settlement

2

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

1

key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook

1

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

2

to leave open

1

next; secondly; subsequently

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)

1

standing at attention

1

palm reading

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

1

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

3

to laugh scornfully

1

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

to stare at; to glare at

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

1

proud; haughty; arrogant

1

voice quality; type of voice

2

to brighten; to grow light

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

1

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

1

probable; likely

1

one by one; one after another; successively

1

approval; endorsement

2

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

1

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

even

1

drowsily; nodding off

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

contemptuous; disdainful; scornful

1

to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1