jpdb beta

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

4

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

to smile

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

liar

8

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

2

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

1

ah; oh; hey!

5

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

3

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

5

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

you; dear; honey

7

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

player

3

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

4

self-consciousness; self-awareness

3

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

3

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

4

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

1

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

1

everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

3

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

2

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

hypocrisy

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

1

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

4

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

4

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

1

to do

2

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

3

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

8

of no interest; not interested

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

4

well; now; then

2