jpdb beta

ten years; decade

1

even if not; even without

1

to suppress one's emotions

1

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

1

observation; survey; watching

1

reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre

3

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

1

founder

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

2

means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

6

in proportion to; just as much as

1

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

to go; to come

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated

1

at a moment's notice; readily

1

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

to overdo; to do too much

1

I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then

1

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

after the end (of something); post-

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

1

highly unpredictable; touch and go

1

last resort

1

guaranteed; insured

1

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

winner; victor

2

huge win; overwhelming victory

2

PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)

5

coffee

4

excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person

1

modest; humble

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

coward; dastard

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1