jpdb beta

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

5

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

2

to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

1

shadow; tail; following

4

at any rate; anyhow

4

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

1

metre; meter; meter; gauge

3

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

1

indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

1

in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

1

hotel

1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

5

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

1

to look away; to turn away

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

identifiable; personalized

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

very young; little; childish; immature

6

first half

1

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

1

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

back off!; leave me alone!

1

comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

2

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

4

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

gift card; gift certificate

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

game

7

sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy

1

to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion

1

cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

(keeping a) low profile

1

to toady; to be obsequious

1

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

1

currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

1