jpdb beta

brave; heroic; gallant

1

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

1

cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

to feel ashamed

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

2

man among men; man's man

1

irresolute; hesitant

1

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

3

point in question (at issue)

1

sponge

2

nod; inclination of the head

1

grace period; moratorium

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

2

appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

2

to hell with; be damned

3

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

1

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

1

to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew

1

to face the situation

1

by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

2

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

dear me; I mean; or rather

1

know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look

2

inattention; distraction; mind-wandering

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

to explain the situation

3

to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

1

straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

1

rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

1

chopsticks

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

1

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

approximately the same

1

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

3

conclusion

1

incompetent

1

halfwit; blockhead; fool

2

incompetent; have no merit

1

sooner or later

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

2