jpdb beta

omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing

1

fourth

9

acceleration; speeding up

1

nothing but; none other than

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot

1

reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

1

to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to

1

patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

1

to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash

1

spurt of blood (from one's victim)

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

fifth

7

unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

1

aspect; phase; condition; modality

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

anaesthesia; anesthesia

1

outdoors; outside

3

murderer

2

as anyone can see

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

2

accomplice; co-conspirator

2

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

2

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

1

to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

2

trap

1

long distance; long range; long distance relationship

1

indirection; indirectness

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

1

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge

1

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to be itching to put one's skills to use

1

recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is

1

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

1

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

notice; attention; observation

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

first step

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

3