jpdb beta

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

sand; grit

3

to press together

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

stimulating; exciting; provocative

1

to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

2

tool; implement; means; furniture

2

corner; nook; recess

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

1

to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)

1

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

1

distribution; allotment

1

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

1

memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum

1

name; title

2

use; service; purpose

1

having not the slightest idea

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

1

object; body; solid

1

with a clink (click, clack)

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

2

annexation; merger; swallowing up

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

gunpowder; powder

3

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

explosion; rupture; break off

2

to break; to smash

1

power; might; authority; influence

2

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

2

ruin; destruction; fall

1

walking sound; footsteps

2

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

1

high-handed; overbearing

1

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

1

to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

1

in one's hands; in one's control

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

4

dark purple

2

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

7

invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable

1