jpdb beta

on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

1

playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

1

mannequin

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Bata

1

the second time

4

fuse

1

showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

2

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

2

comical

1

official; civil service

1

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

1

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

4

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

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

4

crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)

3

in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

2

clear; bright; sunny

6

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

5

breathing of a sleeping person

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

2

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

2

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

3

fragmentary

1

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

1

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

29

endemic disease; local disease

12

ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

11

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

4

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

9

(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

1

(circuit) breaker

1

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

2

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

2

to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

1

this week

6

books

1

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

1

reference book

8

regular (periodic) examination

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

5

unconditional surrender

1

invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

2

unbeatable; invincible; irresistible

1

incompetent

1

someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

1

eleven o'clock

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