jpdb beta

to thrust before; to thrust at

7

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

4

specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill

7

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to be too numerous; to be too much

2

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

4

bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost

2

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

2

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

6

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

3

false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes

2

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

1

praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

1

annoying; provoking

4

to grimace; to make a wry face

6

eulogy; compliment

1

food

8

trench coat

2

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2

wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord

2

to be remembered; to go down in history

1

though one didn't intend (expect) to

2

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

3

directly; in person; firsthand

1

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

4

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

5

looks; appearance

1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

fragment; one of the group or party

1

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

1

armed forces; military; troops

5

frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

gun point; muzzle

26

official announcement; proclamation

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

4

Jack the Ripper

4

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

2

service; duty; work

1

schedule; program; programme; itinerary

1

clerk; office worker; office staff

1

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

2

to add (to); to add on; to append

2

at the last moment; this late in the game

5

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

6