jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

like this; in this way; as you see

1

in proportion to; just as much as

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

1

negative emotions; negative feelings

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

2

point in common; common feature

1

déjà vu

1

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

4

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1

frail; slender; feminine

1

(early) childhood

1

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

1

since; this person

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

serves you right!

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

blunt weapon

3

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

mantlepiece

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

discovery; detection; finding

1

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

coming; going

1

match declared drawn due to injury

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

1

above; more than

1

to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations

1

slight; little; insignificant

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

looking pale; looking unwell

1

secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening

3

study period

1

substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

1

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

1

easy; simple; light

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

2

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

2

hard worker; hardworking person

1

safety; security

2

secrecy; highly classified information

3

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1