jpdb beta

to spend time (on doing something)

1

ghost town

1

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

1

to lose one's life

2

pus; corruption; rot; evils

1

to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

cellar; basement

2

apparent; obvious; very clear

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

advanced age; old age

1

if so; in that case

1

second basement level; subbasement

2

cage; pen; (jail) cell

13

polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful

2

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

prison; penitentiary

1

felony; serious crime

1

criminal; culprit; offender; rogue

1

(political) purge

1

lower floor

1

shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

1

trace; vestige; evidence

1

incineration; destroy by fire

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

food chain

1

reigning; controlling; dictating

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

4

feathers; plumage; down

2

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

2

all kinds of sicknesses

1

body surface

4

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

2

numerous; many

1

intelligence; intellect; brains

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

Dragonslayer

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

3