jpdb beta

having no idea; having no clue

1

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

4

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

anonymity; using an assumed name

1

profound mystery

1

title (of a work of art)

2

official announcement; proclamation

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

in that way; like that; that way

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

1

to speak ill of; to disparage

2

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

3

honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

like that; so

2

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

to guess right

5

love and hate

1

to pile up; to accumulate

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations

1

chance; opportunity

2

twenty-five

1

countless; incalculable

1

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

work; business; company; study

1

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

2

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

2

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

to pray; to wish

3

to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

1

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

2

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

1

to incur someone's enmity

1

that day; the very same day

4

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

3

clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

2

disgrace; humiliation

3

to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer

2