jpdb beta

to surround; to crowd around

1

fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized

1

space; interval; space character; whitespace

1

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

1

clock tower

6

contact; contact lens

1

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

1

bargaining chip; bargaining tool

1

very easily

1

appointment; rendezvous; date

1

occupation; calling; livelihood

1

easy; simple; light

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

1

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

1

employer

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

2

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

2

few days

1

dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

1

eight; 8

1

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

1

to employ; to hire; to charter

1

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance

1

vivid; clear; distinct

1

mourning dress

1

to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

1

old age

1

grizzled hair

1

pomade

1

artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

graver; chisel

1

to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

1

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

1

annoying; provoking

1

sharp voice

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

5

cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

3

frame-by-frame recording (animation); stop motion

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

writing desk

10