jpdb beta

coast; beach

1

(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

1

morgue

2

adjoining each other

1

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

1

difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect

1

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

playfulness

1

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

1

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

1

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

unlucky

1

wristwatch; watch

10

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

2

band; belt

2

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

1

being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

1

solution; way out

1

coarse; crude

1

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

2

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

two or three

1

to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

1

Blunden

5

neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance

1

to project; to stick out; to stand out

1

in every way; in every aspect; from every angle

1

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

to race against time

1

no matter what it is; in every case

1

to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

1

departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

1

gas light; gas lamp

2

coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

1

to avoid misfortune; to escape danger

1

mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

1

gloomy; obscure

1

moment; brief space of time

1

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

1

every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)

1

using as an intermediary; through

1

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

cash bonus; reward; bounty

2

laughing matter

1

focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

1