jpdb beta

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

1

piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

1

combination; union; binding; bond

1

semi-transparent; translucent

1

snowball

1

to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)

1

nature; the natural world; realm of nature

1

profound; deep

1

without sparing time for sleep

1

to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing

1

enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

1

evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance

1

clothes; clothing; garments

1

artificial snow

2

to brush off; to shake off

1

area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)

1

failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

1

to let go

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

total hours spent working

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to be excited; to be elated

1

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

1

one elbow

1

workload; man-hour

1

game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play

2

along

1

restless; fidgety; lively; busy

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

6

huge rock; firmness; solidity

1

to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes

1

heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored

1

equipment

1

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

1

defense; defence; protection

1

handbook; instruction book; manual

1

to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

1

to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

1

mud wall

3

rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc.

1

dual structure; double structure

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

drainspout; rain gutter

1