jpdb beta

excuse; explanation

3

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

2

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

2

taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

another; different; something else

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project

1

furious; infuriated

1

(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

4

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

2

self-control; self-restraint

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

1

8th day of the month; eight days

2

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

2

next week

3

doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

5

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

1

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

1

unfortunately

1

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

1

providing information; provision of information; information provision

1

quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly

2

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

3

carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease

1

to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)

1

to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

1

to comb down; to smooth down

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

from the beginning; from scratch

4

general education

1

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

should do; ought to do

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

1

to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

4