jpdb beta

slightly shrewd

1

merry; joyful; gleeful

2

late at night; at a late hour

1

coffin; casket

6

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

jewelry; jewellery

1

grave-robbing

2

first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

1

funeral

1

to be in high spirits

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

tombstone; gravestone

1

person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

3

white (bleached) bone; skeleton

1

notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

1

vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group

1

congestion (of blood); engorgement

1

private room

1

with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper

1

breadcrumbs

2

just out of the bath

1

word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

1

just you wait and see (as a threat)

1

blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!

1

to burn with combativeness

1

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

1

haunted house

1

test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

2

cherry

4

frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

4

to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree

2

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

difficult problem; challenge

1

surface; appearances

1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

handle; grip; holder; person who holds

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

the same person

1

four legs; four-legged; quadruped

1

triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

1

monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

1

weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to be uncommon

1

to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing

2

flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower

1