jpdb beta

glare; sharp look

2

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

3

eerie yet strangely fascinating performance; peculiar but impressive performance

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

feelings of guilt

2

older brother

9

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

same crime; being equally guilty

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

2

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

1

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

1

path of retreat

1

to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

very great; enormous; serious

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

4

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

1

with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind

1

relation; connection

2

in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet

1

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

3

to see through; to see the true nature of something

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

2

plan; idea; design; plot

2

scorn; disdain; contempt

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

to pinch; to nip

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

to fade; to become dim

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

2

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

1

oldest; most advanced age

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

connection; link; relationship

1

favor; favour; affection

2

region; limits; stage; level

1

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

1

substitution; replacement; shifting; change

1