jpdb beta

proud; haughty; arrogant

2

starboard (side of a ship)

1

curtain-raiser; prologue

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

2

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

to steal (from a person)

1

stealing

2

degradation over time; time-related deterioration

2

counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product

13

theft

1

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

2

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

1

while; during; performed in this condition

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

remorse; repentance

1

theft; stealing; larceny

1

to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

goods; article; thing

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

1

having to be; must be; should be; ought to be

2

therefore; consequently

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

1

vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

hasty act; rash act

1

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

late at night

2

alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

3

flight; desertion; escape

1

devilishness

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

long distance; long haul

1

game; match; contest

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

5

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

4

to run around; to bustle about

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

1