jpdb beta

imprisonment

1

forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

1

hiding; concealment

1

insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

1

desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

3

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

2

function; facility; faculty; feature

1

magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

1

reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

bleak; chilly; dreary

2

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

5

duty; role; function

9

individual; private person; personal; private

2

decision; determination

9

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

1

to cause harm (to)

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

4

relation; connection

2

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

27

friend

2

absentmindedness; peace of mind

1

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

3

future (usually near); prospects

3

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

6

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

10

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

3

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

oral; in the mouth

28

way of speaking; intimation

2

everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

5

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

10

dream

16

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

3

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

6

suspicious person

2

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

3

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

4