jpdb beta

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

2

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

3

business rival; professional jealousy

3

mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer

1

foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

2

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

wastepaper; scrap paper

1

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive

1

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

1

to get on; to climb on

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

2

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

1

obvious; transparent

2

pricing at

1

to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop

1

greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

1

presumption; assumption; estimation

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

2

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)

5

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die

1

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

3

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

2

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

3

direct connection; direct link

1

hand-mirror

1

big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak

1

(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)

1

occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream

1

elaborate; delicate; exquisite

2

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

PR; public relations

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

3

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

1

one's (living) environment

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

1

eating habits; diet; dietary pattern

1

neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance

1

commercial spirit

1

slightly shrewd

1

decoration; arrangement

1

talent; ability

1

good grief

1