jpdb beta

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

1

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

armful; bundle

1

broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

1

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

1

one's own effort

1

disturbance; perturbation; derangement

1

rank (of troops); file; column; formation

6

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.)

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

5

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

path; route; itinerary

1

hope of success; prospects of success

1

certainty

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

optimist; easy-going person

1

sudden change; complete change

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

1

percent; percentage

5

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

2

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

along; parallel to; in accordance with

1

to hell with; be damned

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

1

double take (esp. out of surprise)

1

carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

1

defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence

1

passing each other

1

to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront

1

to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

to fill a hole with earth

1

desperation; struggle to the death

1

to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

1

feelings of guilt

1

headlong rush; rushing recklessly

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

2