jpdb beta

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

not worth doing; waste of effort

1

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

3

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

manner; style

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

1

right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

if so; in that case

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

power balance; balance of power

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

start

2

flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

1

(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

fist

4

exploitation; overuse; abuse

2

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

8

after dinner

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

6

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

sticker; stacker

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

4

only; merely; but; no more than

1

sisters

5

normally; habitually

1

door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

1

to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily

1

skill; dexterity; proficiency

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

to force open; to push open

2

facing upward

1

necklace

1

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

1

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1