jpdb beta

to cramp; to be cramped; to contract

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

1

Ian Fleming

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

4

date; time

1

obvious; transparent

3

to send back

3

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

2

shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

2

to escape from; to get out

2

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

3

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

1

muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

arrogance

1

in spite of; regardless of

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

1

to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive

2

to be able to conceal

1

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties

1

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)

1

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1

to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it

4

neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

1

foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

1

sociality

1

to nod to one another

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

1

mediator; manager; caretaker

2

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

cause of defeat

1

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

4

remarkable; striking; obvious

1

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

desperately; for one's dear life

1

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

end; conclusion

1

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1