jpdb beta

fluke; chance; pure luck

1

to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself

3

debris

89

tension; strain

1

moustache; mustache

1

to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable

2

to be expensive; to be costly

2

to lose heart; to lose motivation

2

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

2

unexpected meeting; coincidence

1

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

1

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

2

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

feel when biting; manner of enunciation

1

store; shop; restaurant

2

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

1

branch office; branch store

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

6

window-side seat

1

maybe; could be; might

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

2

samurai; warrior

1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

2

bonbon

4

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

food and drink

2

sleepiness; drowsiness

4

match; game; bout; contest

5

to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

2

unidentifiable; unidentified

1

cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable

1

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

19

practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

2

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

1

accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer

1

to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

1

apple pie

1

to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury

2

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

to become distinct

2

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

2

acquaintance

1

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

13

to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress

1