jpdb beta

labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

3

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

3

to get lost; to become lost; to go astray

3

direct unforked road; straight path

1

mainstay; nucleus; key

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

2

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

2

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

8

looking on; remaining a spectator

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

2

whispering into a person's ear

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

1

cancellation

3

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

2

dining together; mess

4

attendance; presence; appearance

3

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

2

only once

3

to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore

1

distant look; faraway look

2

as planned

1

should do; ought to do

5

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

3

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

thunderously; rumblingly

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

1

to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

6

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

2

airport

1

interchange; international; inter-

1

transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

3

driver; chauffeur

1

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

minced meat; ground meat

2

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

comparatively; relatively

4

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

5

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

4

mother

17

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

4

to drink too much

1

to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

1

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

4

father

11

long (time that has passed); old (story)

3

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

4