jpdb beta

backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

1

now that; since; so long as; because

2

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

2

unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of

1

begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate

1

lame excuse; poor excuse

1

putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

1

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

3

just how; how (dare you)

2

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

3

to take away; to carry off

1

to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

1

armlet; bracelet

1

to take; to catch; to capture

2

background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors

1

where?; anywhere

1

conversely; on the contrary

2

changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)

1

just a minute; small quantity

6

neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of

1

to slide into; to slip into

2

absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted

1

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

4

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

2

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

2

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

2

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

2

fatal; lethal

4

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

2

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

stirring; slight movement

4

somewhat near; fairly close

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

to acquire knowledge

1

glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

6

to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

1

crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)

2

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

4

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

1

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly

3