jpdb beta

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

4

martial artist; fighter

1

muscular; strong-muscled

1

ninety; 90

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

1

(United States of) America; USA; US

1

overseas student; exchange student

2

black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes

1

cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang

3

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

2

to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

1

Wohlen; Warren

14

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

government service; the bureaucracy

29

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

11

consideration; taking into account

3

only; nothing but

11

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

2

complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

being concerned about or mindful of

3

to argue vehemently

2

curt; point-blank

2

rejection; dismissal

2

to talk nonsense

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

5

to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown

1

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

6

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

6

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

2

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

3

like a part of the family

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

trauma (usu. psychological)

5

to be reliable

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

12

period; term; interval

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

4

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1