jpdb beta

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

2

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

balance

1

(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

2

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

(about) middle; midway

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

5

to be found

2

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion

1

negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

1

simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

3

out of bounds; beyond the pale

1

several months

17

to mistake (A for B); to misread

1

luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

high and low; rise and fall

1

difference; variation; difference

2

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

water fountain

2

luxury; extravagance

1

dress

1

veil

2

youthful; young; young-looking

1

romantic; spicy; coquettish

1

to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

1

spy; emissary

13

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

if it's the case

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

command; direction

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

1

suitable post or role

1

oh; ah

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

convenient

2