jpdb beta

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

original; novel; new

2

isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

1

for peace of mind

1

to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

3

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

3

close; intimate; on good terms

2

proposal; offer; request; application

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

3

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

Oscar; Academy Award

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

2

to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

2

crossing a river

1

to become misty; to become hazy

3

self; the ego

2

skin cancer

1

boiling water

1

close; intimate; on good terms

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

overwork; strain

1

shop; store

2

one's leisure hours

1

while; during; performed in this condition

1

noisily; bleatingly

1

probe each other; sound each other out

5

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

2

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

2

to be at a loss; to be puzzled

3

apathetic; indifferent

2

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

to behave modestly

2

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

duel; shoot-out

1

polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth

1

stupid brat; son of a bitch

2

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

2

to change clothes

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

2

security guard; doorkeeper

1

to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay

1

to take time

6

exceeding the speed limit; speeding

1

lights-out time

1

state of confusion

1

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict

1