jpdb beta

seat; sheet

2

cajolery; wheedling

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

to gradually rise

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

under control (e.g. of territory)

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

2

handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

1

being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

2

to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions

1

the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

2

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)

1

again and again; repeatedly

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

treatment (of a person); dealing with

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1

public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

2

criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

1

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

2

desire; wish; aspiration

1

to be shrouded in mist

1

partner

1

(separate) house; detached house

1

happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence

1

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

1

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

love marriage

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

1

eye

1

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

3

extreme; extremity

1

renting a room

1

lending and borrowing

1

to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources

1