jpdb beta

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

15

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

1

choices; alternatives; options

2

all on one's own

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

5

beyond this point; from now on; after this

4

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

3

what; what?; hey!

1

however; because; as

4

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

8

completely; not at all

1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

1

very; extremely; excessively

3

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

2

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

3

dull; boring

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

pebble

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

3

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

1

to be needed; to be wanted

5

to hate; to dislike; to loathe

2

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

3

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

mere; simple; sheer

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

2

weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

1

to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

seeing one off; farewell; escort

1

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

1

after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually

1

cause; origin; source

7

one end; an end; part; fragment

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

4

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

1

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

quarrel; dispute

3

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

6

nostalgia; homesickness

1

flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

2