jpdb beta

patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over

1

exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks

1

to peel off

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

5

to spoil the mood

1

adds force or indicates command

5

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

1

to lie down (and rest)

2

only once

1

creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

8

to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

5

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

5

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

1

next morning

1

to descend a river

4

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

1

cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

1

to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate

1

rye bread

2

to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...

1

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

7

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

8

serious look (on one's face); straight face

2

surely; certainly; without doubt

3

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

cause; origin; source

4

departure

1

breakfast

4

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

7

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

2

other side; opposite side; other party

2

good morning

2

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

5

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

4

freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled

2

stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

3

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1