jpdb beta

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

5

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

experience

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

3

you; dear; honey

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

6

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

1

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

to show; to display

2

deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

6

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

6

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

1

be; is

4

waffle

7

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

grey; gray; ashen

1

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

1

existence; being

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

2

we; us

4

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

3

because of; owing to; due to

1

go that far; to that extent

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

5

do ...

1

ah; oh; hey!

9

yikes; oops; eep; wow

10

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

5

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

he; she; that guy

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

5