jpdb beta

easy to read; legible; clear

1

to get irritated

1

surprise

1

to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled

1

torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream

2

drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily

1

without sparing time for sleep

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

3

puffed up; plump

1

octopus

3

lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...

4

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

4

blindly following others

2

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

3

no comment

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

2

private talk; confidential talk; secret talk

3

somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

1

tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

5

delinquency; misconduct

1

previous engagement; prior contract

11

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

2

concert

3

Johnny's

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

1

making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)

1

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

2

educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip

3

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

1

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

2

wanton girl

1

win-win (situation)

1

whereabout; about where; how much

2

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

2

proposing again

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

hardness

1

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

parking area for bicycles

2

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

1

to stop (plug) one's ears

4

earnest; single-minded

1

as one promised

4

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

1

galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)

2