jpdb beta

secret; secrecy

3

to repeat; to be frequent

1

smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

1

brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to stay (at); to stop (at)

1

anything; whatever; whatever one likes

1

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

2

expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

5

it hasn't been long since

1

brazenly; unabashedly

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

1

to come from; to have roots in

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

busybody; meddler; nosey parker

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

2

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

3

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

2

ticklish; embarrassing

1

locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem

2

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

3

call; appeal

2

to begin to speak

1

one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

1

forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

4

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting

2

inspection; observation

3

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

1

preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

6

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

1

rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person

1

oversight; omission; mistake

1

party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

5

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

baseless; groundless

2

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

4

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

to be at a loss for words

1