jpdb beta

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

the ocean; the great deep

1

relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

3

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

5

suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

1

chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

4

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

1

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

important person

1

completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

1

one; one

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

technological development

1

military officer; naval officer

1

huh; well!; my, my; I'll be damned

1

play; drama

1

to ponder; to brood

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

1

to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

2

idealism

1

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

3

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

vigorous advance (while attacking the enemy); sweeping advance; string of wins; series of great successes; unbroken run of success (in business, entertainment, etc.)

1

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

2

to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable

2

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

2

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

5

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

2

tedious; boring; being fed up with

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

2

to approve of

1

such a thing; something like that

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

to talk; to speak

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1