jpdb beta

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

28

urban legend

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

even; but; however

8

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

5

hiding; concealment

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

3

power

2

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

28

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

14

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

5

how; in what way; how about

33

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

1

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

4

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

2

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

28

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

3

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

3

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

3

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

he; him; boyfriend

111

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

10

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

6

hint

1

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

26

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

2

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

1

motive; incentive; motif

5

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

to be found; to be discovered

1

if you think about it; come to think of it

3

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

5

PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

2

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

3

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

33

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

8

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

6

if; in case; supposing

13

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)

3

on one hand; on the other hand

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2