jpdb beta

old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law

1

(Western) playing cards

1

pillow fight

3

late at night; at a late hour

2

to dodge; to evade

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

2

crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict

4

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

busy; having no time (for)

1

spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

4

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install

3

terrace

2

stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation

1

to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

3

night sky

3

romantic; spicy; coquettish

1

Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

2

night wind; night breeze

3

change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

2

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

2

warming up; limbering up

2

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

12

noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

1

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

2

nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

3

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

2

sound of voice; vocal sound

1

to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

1

ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

5

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting

1

to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

1

degree; extent

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

5

joints; points (of a speech)

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1