jpdb beta

pessimism; disappointment

3

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

10

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

3

blow; shock; strike; batting

2

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

5

to have a reason; to have an excuse

3

passage

1

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

thereupon; shortly thereafter

4

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

13

like terms; similar terms; same kind; same class

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

5

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

5

vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged

1

to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck

2

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

1

buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

2

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

5

evening meal; dinner

6

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

5

dining table

3

pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

1

chopsticks

4

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

21

why; how

11

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

5

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

8

(in) his way; peculiar to him

1

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

11

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

6

before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

2

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

3

good humour (humor); good mood

1

grandiose; exaggerated

6

further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more

3

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

attendance (at school); going to school

2

endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll

2

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

5

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1