jpdb beta

wink

1

not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

1

to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

1

spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret

3

private room

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

ice house; ice room; cold room

3

Amelia

50

one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

3

while alive; during one's lifetime

2

wavelength

1

fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice

1

to backfire; to have a harmful result

1

frequent occurrence

3

to be consistent; to be coherent

2

hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory

4

for example; for instance; e.g.

2

indirect

2

coherence; consistency

1

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

to re-examine; to review; to recheck

1

for (some) doubtful points to remain

2

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

1

importance; priority

5

in that way; like that; that way

2

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people

4

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

6

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

2

common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

3

carelessly; inattentively

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

2

an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push

1

envy

2

Breuer

3

Egon

12

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

governor-general; governor; viceroy

2

duplicity; treachery; double-dealing

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

3

spy; secret agent

2

bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

2

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

2

one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made

1

to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

3

heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour

7

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)

1

solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

3