jpdb beta

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

4

fame; reputation; renown

1

tremor; fluctuation

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

criminal; culprit

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

2

teaching the basics; initiation; introduction

1

storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

1

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

1

murder case

1

killing; murder

1

to enjoy (oneself)

1

pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

2

one of these days; someday; one day

1

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

1

to clear one's name

1

however; but

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

2

arson; setting fire

3

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

suicide

2

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

bottom; sole

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

2

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

mother

1

vice; immorality; corruption

1

religious group

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

2

large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

1

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

1

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

1

household economy; family finances

1

fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits

1

payment of debts; repayment

1

salary; wages; pay

1

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

(one's parents') home

1

to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

1

destitution

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

4

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

1

south-west

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