jpdb beta

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

3

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

1

by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

1

narrow escape from death

1

not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight; the vicissitudes of life; the ups and downs of life

1

indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently

3

falling rocks; fallen rocks

2

echolocation

1

to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

1

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

1

(key to) solution

1

execution time; run time

1

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

2

vibrometer; vibroscope

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

4

motor area (of the cerebral cortex)

2

senior; elder; person older than oneself

3

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

1

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

1

crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit

1

Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be

1

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

2

to spread one's wings

1

Niagara

1

Australia

1

South America

1

chisel; graver

1

very small; tiny; insignificant

1

nature; Mother Nature

2

bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)

2

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

1

risky; dangerous; insecure

2

completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

1

continuous

1

combat medic; medic

1

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

1

an issue being settled; a case being closed

1

overtime work

1

negotiable; further discussion needed

1

palpation

1

intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky

1

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

1

inheritance; succession to property

1

(very) patient; persevering

1

complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet

2